US 12,263,892 B2
Active air skirt apparatus for mobility
Jin Young Yoon, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Myung Eun Kim, Gyeonggi-do (KR); Dong Eun Cha, Gyeonggi-do (KR); and Hong Heui Lee, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/972,433.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0050788 (KR), filed on Apr. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0339553 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 35/02 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/005 (2013.01) [B62D 35/02 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An active air skirt apparatus for a mobility, comprising:
a side flap configured to be installed in a mobility body and positioned to the front of a front wheel or stowed depending on actuation to selectively block airflow to the front wheel;
a side drive unit configured to be installed in the mobility body and connected to the side flap to adjust the position of the side flap according to control; and
a control unit configured to control the side drive unit according to a driving state of the mobility,
wherein the side flap includes a first skirt and a second skirt spaced apart from each other in a front/rear direction in front of the front wheel,
wherein the side drive unit is provided with a screw rotating during operation, and
wherein the first skirt and the second skirt are linked to the screw by a link unit so that positions of the first skirt and the second skirt are adjusted together during an operation of the side drive unit.