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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Chih-hung Yen, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Taeyoung Han, Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wonhee Kim, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Kuo-huey Chen, Troy, MI (US);
Bahram Khalighi, Birmingham, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A retractable aerodynamic panel for an automotive truck cargo bed comprises a first support rail adapted to be mounted onto a top edge of a first side wall of an automotive truck bed and a second support rail adapted to be mounted onto a top edge of a second side wall of an automotive truck cargo bed, a panel adapted to be mounted onto a tailgate of the automotive truck cargo bed, the panel adapted to extend between a retracted position, wherein the automotive truck cargo bed is substantially open, and a deployed position, wherein the panel extends outward from the tailgate across a portion of the automotive truck cargo bed between the top edges of the first and second side walls, the panel supported between side walls within the support rails, and an actuator adapted to selectively extend the panel between the retracted and deployed positions.
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