Patent ID: 6540282
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: B62D,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
An automotive airfoil system mountable to a vehicle, comprising:an adjustable airfoil mountable to the vehicle and movable from an operator-selected position to an airbrake position, wherein the adjustable airfoil is configured to impede airflow when in the airbrake position; an actuator device coupled to the adjustable airfoil to selectively move the airfoil from the operator-selected position to the airbrake position, the actuator device being operatively coupled to the vehicle so that the actuator device is able to receive a signal pertaining to operation of the, vehicle, wherein the actuator device moves the adjustable airfoil from the operator-selected position to the airbrake position as a function of said signal; and 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 said operator-selected position corresponds to one of the plurality of potential positions that is selected by an operator.