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Self-deployable air spoiler assembly

CA 1102372 A · Owner: Ford Motor Company Of Canada, Limited · Inventors: Huzzard, Robert W.; Haddad, Charles; Chabot, James V.

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A self-deployable front air spoiler assembly mounted beneath a vehicle underbody, the air spoiler assembly comprising a laterally extending airfoil which in non-deployed condition is situated in a semi-concealed position. The airfoil is supported at each side of the longitudinal center of the vehicle on swingable links, each link being pivotally coupled at one end to the airfoil and at the other end to the vehicle underbody. The pivot axes of the links are substantially parallel to the airfoil. Biasing means interposed between the air spoiler assembly and the vehicle underbody normally biases the airfoil toward its deployed condition. As the air pressure against the front face of the …

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  • Granted June 2, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 2, 1998.
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FiledMarch 12, 1979
GrantedJune 2, 1981
Term endedJune 2, 1998
Patent numberCA 1102372 A
Classification (IPC)B62D37/02 +1 more

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1980198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedMarch 12, 1979Patent grantedJune 2, 1981Term endedJune 2, 1998

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