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US 10,272,957 B2Granted
Active tire spoiler system and method
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAaron Peter Klop, Manfred Lentzen, Karel Chalupa
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Abstract
An active tire spoiler system includes a first tire spoiler, a second tire spoiler and a control module. That control module includes a controller configured to displace the first tire spoiler and the second tire spoiler between a stowed position and a deployed position. A related method is also disclosed.
Claims9
An active tire spoiler system, comprising:
- a first tire spoiler;
- a second tire spoiler;
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- a control module including a controller configured to displace said first tire spoiler and said second tire spoiler between a stowed position and a deployed position, wherein said control module includes a first actuator connected to said first tire spoiler and a second actuator connected to said second tire spoiler, wherein said first actuator includes a first rotary drive motor, a first jack screw rotated by said first rotary drive motor and a first nut engaged with said first jack screw and fixed to said first tire spoiler, and wherein said second actuator includes a second rotary drive motor, a second jack screw rotated by said second rotary drive motor and a second nut engaged with said second jack screw and fixed to said second tire spoiler.
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