US 12,116,047 B1
Cover panel
Paul D. Yeomans, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Paul D. Kaufhold, San Francisco, CA (US); and Moshe J. Baum, San Juan Bautista, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Paul D. Yeomans, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Paul D. Kaufhold, San Francisco, CA (US); and Moshe J. Baum, San Juan Bautista, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/575,180.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/156,036, filed on Mar. 3, 2021.
Int. Cl. B62D 35/02 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/02 (2013.01) [B62D 35/005 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle body that defines a wheel arch;
a wheel assembly that is located in the wheel arch;
a panel that is located adjacent to the wheel arch and inboard relative to the wheel assembly; and
an actuator that is configured to move the panel between an extended position and a retracted position, wherein the panel is adjacent to the wheel assembly in the extended position and the panel is spaced from the wheel assembly in the retracted position,
wherein the actuator is configured to move the panel between the extended position and the retracted position in response to a control signal that is generated based on a sensed condition.