Deployable debris protection device for an automotive vehicle
US10471914B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/002
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body with an underbody portion having an outer periphery. At least one traction wheel is rotatably coupled to the body. The traction wheel has a track width defined by an inboard plane and an outboard plane. A movable panel with an inboard edge and an outboard edge is coupled to the underbody portion. An actuator is coupled to the movable panel and configured to actuate the movable panel between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position the outboard edge projects outboard of the outboard plane of the track width, and in the stowed position the outboard edge is retracted within the outer periphery of the underbody portion. A controller is configured to, in response to an operating condition being satisfied during a drive cycle, control the actuator to actuate the movable panel from the stowed position to the deployed position.
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