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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Flex-n-gate Corporation, Urbana, IL (US);
Inventors:
Guido Benvenuto, LaSalle, CA;
Geoffrey Brooks, Macomb, MI (US);
David Shaw, New Market, CA;
Wayne Doswell, Aurora, CA;
Assignee:
FLEX-N-GATE CORPORATION, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/48 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle air dam assembly is provided which includes a motor, a drive linkage and an active air dam which can be deployed or stowed on a vehicle. The motor is mounted to a vehicle bumper. The drive linkage is coupled to the motor and is affixed to the vehicle bumper. The drive linkage includes a drive member and a biasing means. The active air dam may be coupled to the drive linkage via a four bar linkage.