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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2024
Applicant:

Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora, CA;

Inventors:

Daniel R. Vander Sluis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Braendon R. Lindberg, Metamora, MI (US);

Jeffrey Caraway, Oxford, MI (US);

Mark A Richardson, Ortonville, MI (US);

Assignee:

Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01);
Abstract

An active air module for a vehicle. The module includes an active air feature having at least an open and closed position. Air is allowed to enter when in the open position and airflow is at least partially blocked in the closed position. A soft actuator such as a twisted coiled polymer actuator apparatus is used for actuation of the active air feature from the closed position to the open position.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Vander Sluis, Daniel. (2026). Twisted coiled actuator kinematic system for automotive aero devices (U.S. Patent No. 12752621). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12752621

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