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US 12,179,849 B2Granted
Rear spoiler system for vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsMinsik Chung, Yongmin Park, Jimin Jeong
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Abstract
A rear spoiler system includes a roof portion forming an upper frame of a vehicle body, a rear spoiler positioned at the rear of the vehicle body, connected to the roof portion and including an opening through which air passes, a variable shutter positioned at the rear spoiler to adjust the opening amount and opening position of the opening, and an actuator operating the variable shutter.
Claims13
A rear spoiler system for a vehicle comprising:
- a roof portion forming an upper frame of a vehicle body;
- a rear spoiler positioned at a rear of the vehicle body, connected to the roof portion and including an opening through which air passes;
- a variable shutter positioned at the rear spoiler and configured to adjust an opening amount and an opening position of the opening;
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- an actuator configured to operate the variable shutter;
- wherein the variable shutter includes:
- a first shutter mounted on a front portion of the rear spoiler configured to be moved in a length direction of the vehicle body;
- and
- a second shutter mounted on a rear portion of the rear spoiler configured to be moved in the length direction of the vehicle body.
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A rear spoiler system for a vehicle comprising:
- a roof portion forming an upper frame of a vehicle body;
- a rear spoiler positioned at a rear of the vehicle body, connected to the roof portion and including an opening through which air passes;
- a variable shutter positioned at the rear spoiler and configured to adjust an opening amount and an opening position of the opening;
- an actuator configured to operate the variable shutter;
- a vehicle operation detection unit configured to measure an operation state of the vehicle and outputting a corresponding signal;
- and
- a controller configured to adjust the opening amount or the opening position of the opening by controlling the actuator based on the output signal of the vehicle operation detection unit;
- wherein the vehicle operation detection unit includes a speed sensor, and when a detected speed of the vehicle is less than a set first speed, the controller controls operations of a first motor and a second motor to allow the variable shutter to be opened by a set first opening amount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.