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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1987
Filed:
May. 02, 1985
Toshiki Kobayashi, Okazaki, JP;
Akira Fukami, Okazaki, JP;
Junzi Mizuno, Nishio, JP;
Hideaki Sasaya, Okazaki, JP;
Nippon Soken, Inc., Nishio, JP;
Abstract
An air spoiler apparatus with solar cells includes an air spoiler wing mounted on an outer surface of a vehicle body, solar cells mounted on an upper surface of the air spoiler wing, a running detector for detecting a running state of a vehicle, and an elevation angle adjustment unit of the air spoiler wing. The air spoiler elevation angle adjustment unit adjusts an elevation angle of the air spoiler wing within select angular ranges to increase power generation efficiency of the solar cells during parking, stopping, low-speed or high speed running represented by the running state detected by the running detector. During high speed operation the angular range is restricted to an optimum range for aerodynamic efficiency.