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US 10,703,424 B2Granted
Front active spoiler apparatus for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsJin Young Yoon, Hyun Kyung Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Ki Hong Lee, Dong Eun Cha
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Abstract
A front active spoiler apparatus for a vehicle may include a spoiler housing fixed to a front end module and having a duct protruding forwards and configured to guide air flow; a spoiler lip configured to operate to open or close the duct; an actuator configured to connect the spoiler housing and the spoiler lip to operate the spoiler lip; and a controller configured to control the operation of the actuator using vehicle speed information.
Claims14
A spoiler apparatus for a vehicle, the spoiler apparatus comprising:
- a spoiler housing fixed to a front end module and having a duct fixedly positioned forwards from the front end module to guide air flowing in the spoiler housing;
- a spoiler lip mounted in a front of the spoiler housing and selectively opening the duct;
- an actuator connected to the spoiler lip to selectively operate the spoiler lip;
- and
- a controller connected to the actuator and configured to control the actuator using speed information of the vehicle,
- wherein the duct extends along a predetermined flow path in a forward and backward direction of the vehicle inside the spoiler housing, and wherein the duct includes:
- an inlet formed on a front side of the spoiler housing, the inlet which opens to a front surface of the spoiler housing;
- and
- an outlet formed on a rear side of the spoiler housing, the outlet which opens to a rear lower side of the spoiler housing,
- wherein a flow passage is formed between the inlet and the outlet, and
- wherein the inlet of the duct is selectively open or closed by the spoiler lip through the actuator to selectively guide the air flowing in the duct.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.