- Patent Title: Aerodynamic lift enhancing system for a flying automotive vehicle
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Application No.: US15449951Application Date: 2017-03-04
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Publication No.: US10577085B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Taewoo Nam
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: B64C21/04
- IPC: B64C21/04 ; B60F5/02 ; B64C37/00 ; B64D27/14 ; F01D15/10 ; F01D25/30

Abstract:
An aerodynamic lift enhancing system for increasing aerodynamic lift generated by a body of an automotive flying vehicle is disclosed. The automotive flying vehicle includes a vehicle body enclosing a passenger compartment and having an upper surface at least partially defined by a hood, a roof extending over the passenger compartment, and a front windshield disposed between the hood and roof. The front windshield includes a leading edge positioned proximate a trailing edge of the hood and a trailing edge positioned adjacent the roof. The automotive flying vehicle includes wings extending laterally outward from the vehicle body. The aerodynamic lift enhancing system includes an air discharge nozzle located upstream from the leading edge of the front windshield, the air discharge nozzle operable to discharge a stream of air over the upper surface of the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170240270A1 AERODYNAMIC LIFT ENHANCING SYSTEM FOR A FLYING AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2017-08-24
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