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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Pirooz Moradnia, Dublin, OH (US);
Matthew L. Metka, Plain City, OH (US);
David J. Rose, West Mansfield, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/007 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active spoiler system for a vehicle is disclosed that changes from a stowed position to a deployed position. In the stowed position, one or more flexible sheets are stored on rollers inside the body of the vehicle. The flexible sheets are pulled outward out of the body of the vehicle by a rigid bar that rotates around a pivot, in response to a controller. The deployed active spoiler may decrease drag thereby increasing fuel efficiency, while also allowing for the active spoiler to be stowed when not needed due to road or weather conditions.