Adjustable rear bumper spoiler system for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorsDong Eun CHA, Hyun Gyung KIM, Keon Soo JIN, Jin Young YOON, Ki Hong LEE
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Abstract
An adjustable rear bumper spoiler system for a vehicle controls air turbulence by driving the air spoiler device so that the vehicle can be pressed downwards during high-speed driving. The adjustable rear bumper spoiler system also controls air turbulence by driving flap devices so that the vehicle body is pressed downwards with respect to the turning direction during turning. This consequently improves the driving performance and driving reliability of the vehicle.
Claims13
An adjustable rear bumper spoiler system for a vehicle, the adjustable rear bumper spoiler system comprising:
- a rear bumper having a left through-hole and a right through-hole formed symmetrically about a lateral center of a vehicle body;
- flap devices disposed over the rear bumper, in positions corresponding to the left through-hole and the right through-hole, to selectively open and close the left through-hole and the right through-hole;
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- a controller configured to control the flap devices and receive steering-related information, wherein, in a turning of a vehicle, the controller configured to control the flap devices to open the left through-hole or the right through-hole corresponding to a direction of left or right turning.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.