Patent ID: 9663156
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. An aerodynamic drag reducing device for reducing drag on a vehicle, the aerodynamic drag reducing device comprising: a moveable frame; a set of linkages supporting the moveable frame in an extended configuration and a retracted configuration, a first linkage of the set of linkages defining a first axis and a second linkage of the set of linkages defining a second axis; and a linkage coordinator including a multi-link connecting linkage that coordinates movement between the first linkage about the first axis and the second linkage about the second axis; wherein the first and second axes are non-parallel; and wherein the multi-link connecting linkage includes a first end and a second end and wherein the first end is attached to the first linkage at a first connection and the second end is attached to the second linkage at a second connection.