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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2021
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Naoto Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yusaku Dogahira, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An airflow adjusting apparatus to be provided in a vehicle includes a road clearance detector, an airflow generator, and a processor. The vehicle includes a vehicle body, a wheel attached to the vehicle body to be partly protruded downward from the vehicle body, and a suspension that holds the wheel to permit the wheel to make a vertical stroke relative to the vehicle body. The road clearance detector is configured to detect a road clearance. The road clearance is a vertical distance from a road surface to an underside of the vehicle body. The airflow generator is provided in an underneath of the vehicle body, and configured to generate an airflow. The processor is configured to allow the airflow generator to generate a downward airflow having a downward speed component, on the condition that the road clearance has been on the increase.