Patent ID: 6565145
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B62D,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
An automotive airfoil system mountable to a vehicle, comprising:an adjustable airfoil mountable to the vehicle and movable from a first position to a second position; a mounting member that includes a connector pivotally attached to a bottom segment, the connector being connected to the adjustable airfoil and the bottom segment being mountable to the vehicle; an actuator device coupled to the adjustable airfoil to selectively move the airfoil from the first position to the second position and operatively coupled to a vehicle brake system so that the actuator device is able to receive a signal pertaining to operation of the vehicle brake system, wherein the actuator device moves the adjustable airfoil from the first position to the second position as a function of said signal, and wherein the actuator device includes first and second portions, the first portion being movable relative to the second portion, the first portion being connected to the adjustable airfoil and the second portion being connected to the mounting member; a remote control device operably coupled to the actuator device to provide a second signal, wherein the actuator device moves the adjustable airfoil as a function of the second signal to any of a plurality of potential positions, and wherein the first position corresponds to an operator-selected one of the plurality of potential positions.