Patent ID: 11891127
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A vehicle comprising:
a roof panel and a rear windshield disposed downward from the roof panel;
a drag reduction spoiler configured for attachment to the vehicle, the drag reduction spoiler comprising:
a fixed spoiler portion configured for attachment to the roof panel;
an extendable top portion configured for movement relative to the fixed portion, the extendable top portion including a first top portion and a second top portion;
first and second side spoiler portions configured for attachment to opposing sides of the rear windshield; and
at least one actuator configured to deploy the extendable top portion, the at least one actuator being secured to the first top portion;
wherein the first and second side spoiler portions have a stowed position and a deployed position;
wherein the extendable top portion has a stowed position and a deployed position;
wherein the first and second side spoiler portions are configured to pivot about a hinge axis between a folded configuration defining the stowed position and a generally vertical configuration defining the deployed position, the stowed position being generally horizontal adjacent the rear windshield and the deployed position being generally vertical relative to the rear windshield;

wherein the first and second side spoiler portions each include a first end having a first radius of curvature and a second end having a second radius of curvature, the second radius of curvature being greater than the first radius of curvature.