Patent ID: 11891126
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body including a front portion, an opposing rear end portion and an underbody portion configured to face a road surface; and
an active diffuser assembly configured to control ambient airflow passing under the vehicle body, the active diffuser assembly including:
a fixed diffuser portion disposed on the vehicle body and configured to partially define a diffuser chamber including an opening positioned at the rear end portion of the vehicle body;
a movable active panel disposed within the diffuser chamber and configured for selective movement to be deployed outward from the opening of the diffuser chamber and away from the vehicle body and to be retracted inward through the opening into the diffuser chamber and toward the vehicle body for stowage; and
an actuator system configured to deploy and retract the movable active panel from within the diffuser chamber.