Torsionally adjustable vehicle wing for uneven application of negative lift to the wheels
US5061007A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S180/903
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle, such as a racing car, including at least one pair of opposite side support structures mounted relative to the body of the car for up and down movement relative thereto and from which at least a portion of the body is yieldingly supported is provided. An elongated wing extending at generally right angles to the center axis of the body also is provided and the wing is mounted from the body in position to be acted upon by air through which the vehicle moves and for angular displacement of the wing relative to the body about an axis generally paralleling the wing. Motion transmitting structure is operatively connected between the support structures and opposite ends of the wing to oscillatably angularly adjust the wing ends responsive to up and down oscillation of the corresponding support structures relative to the body.
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