GB2528014A - Vehicle airflow control apparatus - Google Patents

Vehicle airflow control apparatus Download PDF

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GB2528014A
GB2528014A GB1519815.3A GB201519815A GB2528014A GB 2528014 A GB2528014 A GB 2528014A GB 201519815 A GB201519815 A GB 201519815A GB 2528014 A GB2528014 A GB 2528014A
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control apparatus
vehicle body
vehicle
airflow control
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Darren Coe
Andrew Mcallister
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Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D35/00—Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining
    • B62D35/007—Rear spoilers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D37/00—Stabilising vehicle bodies without controlling suspension arrangements
    • B62D37/02—Stabilising vehicle bodies without controlling suspension arrangements by aerodynamic means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D35/00—Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D37/00—Stabilising vehicle bodies without controlling suspension arrangements
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/80—Technologies aiming to reduce greenhouse gasses emissions common to all road transportation technologies
    • Y02T10/82—Elements for improving aerodynamics

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  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
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Abstract

A vehicle airflow control apparatus comprising an airflow blowing arrangement (34) located at or in a5 vehicle body surface (16) and preferably near a rear of the vehicle body surface for reducing lift away from the vehicle body surface (16) when the vehicle is in forward motion, the air blowing (34) arrangement being behind or within a downwardly sloping area of upper vehicle body work (16).
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GB1306500.8A GB2512889B (en) 2013-04-10 2013-04-10 Vehicle airflow control apparatus
PCT/GB2014/051124 WO2014167339A1 (en) 2013-04-10 2014-04-10 Vehicle airflow control apparatus

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GB2528014A true GB2528014A (en) 2016-01-06
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GB2531290B (en) 2014-10-14 2021-05-26 Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd Vehicle airflow control apparatus
GB201820560D0 (en) 2018-12-17 2019-01-30 Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd Assemblies for engines

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US5908217A (en) * 1995-07-17 1999-06-01 Georgia Tech Research Corporation Pneumatic aerodynamic control and drag-reduction system for ground vehicles
EP1506911A1 (en) * 2003-08-13 2005-02-16 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles S.A. Drag reduction device and automobile equipped with such a device
DE102010020548A1 (en) * 2010-05-14 2010-12-30 Daimler Ag Passenger car flow influencing device, has air guiding element e.g. rear spoiler, arranged in rear region of passenger car and linearly movable between retracted position and extended position, and conductive element moved in rear region

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DE102011053500B4 (en) * 2011-09-12 2022-02-03 Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft Cooling device for a motor vehicle with an extendable rear spoiler and an intercooler

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US5908217A (en) * 1995-07-17 1999-06-01 Georgia Tech Research Corporation Pneumatic aerodynamic control and drag-reduction system for ground vehicles
DE19633205A1 (en) * 1996-08-17 1998-02-19 Porsche Ag Device for generating downwards force on rear axle of vehicle
EP1506911A1 (en) * 2003-08-13 2005-02-16 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles S.A. Drag reduction device and automobile equipped with such a device
DE102010020548A1 (en) * 2010-05-14 2010-12-30 Daimler Ag Passenger car flow influencing device, has air guiding element e.g. rear spoiler, arranged in rear region of passenger car and linearly movable between retracted position and extended position, and conductive element moved in rear region

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