Spoiler system for a vehicle
AssigneeWuhan Lotus Cars Co., Ltd.
InventorsThomas Wiech, Falk Fritz
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Abstract
A spoiler system for a vehicle includes: an active rear spoiler; and a controller being configured to control the active rear spoiler; where the system further includes a channel and an additional active spoiler for arranging on a tail of a vehicle, where the additional active spoiler is arranged below the active rear spoiler, where the channel is arranged between the active rear spoiler and the additional active spoiler, and where the controller is further configured to control the additional active spoiler. The invention provides an improved spoiler system for a vehicle to improve the vehicle performance in matters of design language and driving performance.
Claims9
A spoiler system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an active rear spoiler;
- a controller configured to control the active rear spoiler;
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- a channel and an additional active spoiler for arranging on a tail of a vehicle,
- wherein the additional active spoiler is arranged below the active rear spoiler, wherein the channel is arranged between the active rear spoiler and the additional active spoiler, and wherein the controller is further configured to control the additional active spoiler;
- wherein the controller is configured to control the active rear spoiler and the additional active spoiler such that the active rear spoiler and the additional active spoiler form parallel walls of the channel,
- wherein the active rear spoiler is connected to a first motor for turning the active rear spoiler, the additional active rear spoiler is connected to a second motor for turning the additional active rear spoiler, and at least one signal line connects the controller to the first motor and the second motor,
- wherein the additional active spoiler is a flap being arranged at the tail of the vehicle, and the flap is pivoted such that it is always parallel to the active rear spoiler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.