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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 26, 2011
Hoang Luu Vo, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Hoang Luu Vo, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A power generation device for a vehicle comprises a housing adapted to removably affix to a rear of a vehicle and a rotatable support member for rotatably supporting a first device, the rotatable support member operatively connected to the housing, wherein the first device includes rotor blades for producing electrical energy when exposed to a flow of air. Further, the rotatable support member is adapted to be articulated between a range from a first position, wherein the rotatable support member and the rotor blades of the first device are disposed within the housing, and a second position, wherein the rotatable support member and the rotor blades of the first device are disposed outside of the housing.