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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Guillermo A. Herrera, Winnetka, CA (US);
Geoffrey P. MC Knight, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher P. Henry, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Andrew C. Keefe, Encino, CA (US);
Bahram Khalighi, Troy, MI (US);
Douglas M. Smick, Warner Robins, GA (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Guillermo A. Herrera, Winnetka, CA (US);
Geoffrey P. Mc Knight, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher P. Henry, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Andrew C. Keefe, Encino, CA (US);
Bahram Khalighi, Troy, MI (US);
Douglas M. Smick, Warner Robins, GA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle flow trip, includes a moveable body portion in physical communication with a vehicle body, and an actuator comprising an active material in operative communication with the vehicle body and the moveable body portion; wherein the active material undergoes a change in a property upon receipt of an activation signal, wherein the change in a property is effective to displace the moveable body portion from either an original position or a deployed position in an airflow stream to the other of the original or the deployed position through motion of the actuator.