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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2023
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Thomas A. Sams, Hartville, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Tire cooling systems operatively disposed along a vehicle body adjacent a vehicle tire include a deflector panel displaceable between retracted and deployed positions. In the retracted position, a first nominal volume of air flows along the vehicle tire during operation. In the deployed position, a second nominal volume of air that is greater than the first nominal volume of air is directed along the vehicle tire. An actuator is selectively operable to displace the deflector panel between the retracted and deployed positions. A sensor registers data having a relation to a physical characteristic or health condition of the vehicle tire. A controller executes instructions to determine using the data whether or not the physical characteristic of the vehicle tire exceeds a predetermined threshold as well as control displacement of the deflector panel. Vehicles including tire cooling systems and method of operation are also included.