Vehicle assembly and method to reduce buffeting and generate downforce
US10988002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/82
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle flow influencing assembly includes, among other things, a downforce generator that extends laterally outward from an area of a vehicle, and that extends longitudinally from a leading edge portion to a trailing edge portion, the trailing edge portion aligned along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle with a side mirror of the vehicle, the downforce generator configured to influence flow to reduce buffeting.
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