Vehicle momentum force actuated braking aerostabilizer
OwnerAllan L. Brown, Donald E. Burginventors
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Abstract
Presented is a vehicle aerostabilizer(s) that is at least partially actuated by momentum forces generated on a weight when the vehicle is decelerating as when the brakes are applied. Movement of the weight translates forces to the vehicle aerostabilizer that cause the aerostabilizer to rotate to a more vertical position thereby adding aerodynamic drag forces to help slow the vehicle. Several options to doing this are offered including two or more aerostabilizers that may or may not rotate in concert. Much is dependent upon having an aerodynamically and weight balanced aerostabilizer(s) and limits on such balance are described. Damping systems to provide smooth operation and movement of the weight(s) and the aerostabilizers are also offered.
Claims53
In an improved first aerostabilizer for vehicles that is capable of changing to a more vertical position when the vehicle is decelerated to thereby add an aerodynamic braking force that aids in stopping the vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- a weight in communication with the first aerostabilizer wherein said weight is free to move at a different rate than the first aerostabilizer when the vehicle is decelerated, such movement of said weight, by means of its communication with the first aerostabilizer, places a biasing force on said first aerostabilizer thereby allowing said first aerostabilizer to rotate about a pivot resulting in a raising of one end of the first aerostabilizer higher than another end of said first aerostabilizer.
In an improved first aerostabilizer for vehicles that is capable of changing to a more vertical position when the vehicle is decelerated to thereby add an aerodynamic braking force that aids in stopping the vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- a weight in communication with the first aerostabilizer wherein said weight, when the vehicle is decelerated, applies a force to the first aerostabilizer that causes said first aerostabilizer to rotate to a more vertical orientation.
In an improved first aerostabilizer for vehicles that is capable of changing to a more vertical position when the vehicle is decelerated to thereby add an aerodynamic braking force that aids in stopping the vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- a weight in communication with the first aerostabilizer wherein said weight, when the vehicle is decelerated, applies a force to the first aerostabilizer that causes said first aerostabilizer to rotate to a more vertical orientation and wherein a pivot about which the first aerostabilizer rotates is disposed to aid in providing a balancing of aerodynamic and weight forces about said pivot when the vehicle decelerates.
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