Fluid control apparatus

US9102368B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9102368-B2
Application numberUS-201214363548-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 5, 2012
Priority dateDec 9, 2011
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A fluid control apparatus includes a plate member that separates an air stream on a surface of a body of a moving body into a boundary layer and a main flow and a blow-out portion that blows out the boundary layer separated by the plate member into the main flow separated by the plate member in a downstream of the plate member in a flow direction of an air stream.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A fluid control apparatus comprising: a plate member that separates an air stream on a surface of a body of a moving body into a boundary layer and a main flow; and a blow-out portion that blows out the boundary layer separated by the plate member into the main flow separated from the boundary layer by the plate member in a downstream of the plate member in a flow direction of the air stream, wherein the blow-out portion is provided rearward at a r…

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  • B62D35/02Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

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What does patent US9102368B2 cover?
A fluid control apparatus includes a plate member that separates an air stream on a surface of a body of a moving body into a boundary layer and a main flow and a blow-out portion that blows out the boundary layer separated by the plate member into the main flow separated by the plate member in a downstream of the plate member in a flow direction of an air stream.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kimura Yukihide, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62D35/02. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).