US 11,939,005 B2
Deployable active D-pillar spoiler for vehicles
Matthew L. Metka, Plain City, OH (US); Pirooz Moradnia, Dublin, OH (US); David J. Rose, West Mansfield, OH (US); and Benjamin Bowlby, Dublin, OH (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/533,417.
Prior Publication US 2023/0159114 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/007 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rear spoiler for a vehicle comprising:
a spoiler body including a first end on one side of the vehicle and a second end on an opposite side of the vehicle, wherein the spoiler body is positioned at a rearward end of the vehicle with the first end positioned adjacent to a first rear pillar of the vehicle and the second end positioned adjacent to a second rear pillar of the vehicle;
an underside of the spoiler body extending between the first end and the second end;
at least one active spoiler disposed beneath the spoiler body, the at least one active spoiler movable between a stowed position and a deployed position;
wherein, in the stowed position, the at least one active spoiler is disposed adjacent to the underside of the spoiler body; and
wherein, in the deployed position, a first end of the at least one active spoiler is positioned adjacent to the first end of the spoiler body and a second end of the at least one active spoiler extends downwards from the spoiler body.