Abstract: A sensor mounting assembly is provided. The sensor mounting assembly includes a cover coupled to a glass roof of a vehicle. The cover encloses a sensor disposed proximate to the glass roof of the vehicle. The sensor mounting assembly further includes a bracket coupled to a roof rail located beneath the glass roof of the vehicle. The bracket has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion holds the sensor and the second portion forms a funnel shaped alignment member to align the cover with the bracket.

Abstract: A transparent spoiler for a vehicle including a first section, at least a portion of the first section having a first visual characteristic, and a second section, at least a portion of the second section having a second visual characteristic, the second visual characteristic defining a greater visibility through the second section than the visibility through the first section.

Abstract: A sensor mounting assembly is provided. The sensor mounting assembly includes a cover having a base portion and a shroud portion. The base portion is coupled to a glass roof of a vehicle and forms a first protrusion. The shroud portion has a first extension that is coupled to the first protrusion and encloses a sensor that is disposed proximate to the glass roof of the vehicle. The sensor mounting assembly further includes a bracket coupled to a roof rail that is located beneath the glass roof of the vehicle. The bracket is secured to the roof rail from an interior cabin of the vehicle, to hold the sensor proximate to the glass roof of the vehicle.

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing having a wall defining an opening in the housing and at least a portion of four side surfaces of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover positioned in the opening in the housing and over the display, the front cover defining a front surface, a peripheral side surface extending from the front surface and at least partially surrounded by the wall of the housing, and a notch that, together with a portion of the wall of the housing, defines an acoustic port of the portable electronic device. The electronic device may further include an acoustic port cover positioned at least partially in the acoustic port and a speaker at least partially within the housing and configured to direct sound through the acoustic port cover.

Abstract: A center camera mirror system spoiler mounting for a vehicle that can include a spoiler inner panel, a spoiler outer panel and a camera assembly. The spoiler inner panel can be configured to be mounted onto an exterior panel of the vehicle and the spoiler outer panel can be connected to the spoiler inner panel. The spoiler outer panel can include an outer surface that is an exterior surface of the vehicle, a camera opening passing through the spoiler outer panel, and a first datum. The camera assembly can be fixed to the spoiler inner panel in a predetermined orientation with respect to the spoiler inner panel, and can include a lens, and a second datum engaging the first datum. The lens can be in a predetermined alignment with respect to the camera opening when the second datum engages the first datum.

Abstract: A garnish for a vehicle door includes an outer molding comprising a first surface forming an outer surface of the garnish, an inner liner molding comprising a second surface forming an inner surface of the garnish, a vertical edge formed between a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the inner liner molding and the outer molding are bonded together, and the outer surface and the inner surface face away from each other, a first protruding structure extending outward from the second surface of the inner liner molding, and a second protruding structure, adjacent to the first protruding structure, and extending outward from the second surface of the inner liner molding, wherein the inner liner molding is formed without an undercut.

Abstract: A garnish assembly and method for a vehicle includes a garnish housing having a show surface delineated by an end edge surface for mounting on the vehicle. The garnish assembly further includes a seal extending along an entirety of the end edge surface and a doghouse structure adapted to mount the garnish housing and the seal to the vehicle. The seal is secured along the end edge surface wherein the end-to-end length of the seal matches an end-to-end length of the end edge surface. The doghouse structure is secured to the garnish housing so that attachment to the doghouse structure to the vehicle mounts the seal and the garnish housing to the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle grill mounting structure for float-mounting a vehicle element includes a bracket body, at least one mounting structure, and at least one anti-rotation tab. The at least one mounting structure extends away from the bracket body for securing the bracket body in a floating orientation that is spaced apart from other vehicle components. The at least one anti-rotation tab extends away from the bracket body and is spaced apart from the at least one mounting structure to inhibit rotation of the bracket body.

Abstract: A system for deploying D-pillar spoilers on a vehicle is described. The system includes a deployment control system including controller logic having at least one processor and a memory storing instructions for implementing deployment and retraction of D-pillar spoilers on a vehicle. The system also includes at least one vehicle sensor in communication with the deployment control system. The system further includes a motor in communication with the deployment control system. At least one D-pillar spoiler is connected to the motor through a linkage, where the motor is configured to rotate the linkage. The at least one D-pillar spoiler is folded along an underside of a rear upper spoiler of the vehicle in a retracted position and is rotated to a position extending between the rear upper spoiler of the vehicle and a D pillar of the vehicle in a deployed position.

Abstract: A drag reduction spoiler for a vehicle includes a fixed portion configured for attachment to the vehicle and an extendable top portion configured for movement relative to the fixed portion, the extendable top portion includes a first top portion and a second top portion. The drag reduction spoiler further includes first and second side spoiler portions configured for movement relative to the vehicle, and at least one actuator configured to deploy the extendable top portion, the at least one actuator being secured to the first top portion. The first top portion includes a first engagement element and the second top portion includes a second engagement element, the first engagement element being configured to engage the second engagement element when the first top portion is deployed by the at least one actuator such that the first top portion draws the second top portion outwardly as the first top portion is deployed.

Abstract: A vehicle having a vehicle body including a front portion, an opposing rear end portion and an underbody portion configured to face a road surface; and an active diffuser assembly disposed on the underbody portion and configured to control ambient airflow passing under the vehicle body. The active diffuser assembly includes a fixed panel disposed on the vehicle underbody; a movable active panel disposed adjacent the fixed panel and configured for selective movement to be deployed away from the vehicle body and to be retracted toward the vehicle body for stowage; and an actuator configured to deploy and retract the movable active panel, the fixed panel and the movable active panel defining a continuous plane when the movable panel is in the stowed position.

Abstract: Rear fences and a system for deploying the rear fences on a vehicle are described. The rear fences are disposed inboard of and spaced apart from the rear pillars. The rear fences may be folded against the rear panel of the vehicle when retracted and are rotated to a central position in a deployed position. The system includes a deployment control system including controller logic having at least one processor and a memory storing instructions for implementing deployment and retraction of rear fences on a vehicle.

Abstract: An active spoiler for a vehicle including a fixed portion configured for attachment to the vehicle, an extendable portion configured for movement relative to the fixed portion, and a flexible portion secured between the fixed portion and the extendable portion. The spoiler has a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, whereby the flexible portion is stowed within the spoiler in the retracted configuration and the flexible portion is deployed in the extended configuration.

Abstract: An active spoiler system for a vehicle is disclosed that changes from a stowed position to a deployed position. In the stowed position, one or more flexible sheets are stored on rollers inside the body of the vehicle. The flexible sheets are pulled outward out of the body of the vehicle by a rigid bar that rotates around a pivot, in response to a controller. The deployed active spoiler may decrease drag thereby increasing fuel efficiency, while also allowing for the active spoiler to be stowed when not needed due to road or weather conditions.

Abstract: An active spoiler system for a vehicle is disclosed that changes from a stowed position to a deployed position. In the stowed position, one or more flexible sheets are stored on rollers inside the body of the vehicle. The flexible sheets are pulled outward out of the body of the vehicle by a rigid bar that rotates around a pivot, in response to a controller. The deployed active spoiler may decrease drag thereby increasing fuel efficiency, while also allowing for the active spoiler to be stowed when not needed due to road or weather conditions.

Abstract: A transparent spoiler for a vehicle including a first section, at least a portion of the first section having a first visual characteristic, and a second section, at least a portion of the second section having a second visual characteristic, the second visual characteristic defining a greater visibility through the second section than the visibility through the first section.

Abstract: A system for deploying D-pillar spoilers on a vehicle is described. The system includes a deployment control system including controller logic having at least one processor and a memory storing instructions for implementing deployment and retraction of D-pillar spoilers on a vehicle. The system also includes at least one vehicle sensor in communication with the deployment control system. The system further includes a motor in communication with the deployment control system. At least one D-pillar spoiler is connected to the motor through a linkage, where the motor is configured to rotate the linkage. The at least one D-pillar spoiler is folded along an underside of a rear upper spoiler of the vehicle in a retracted position and is rotated to a position extending between the rear upper spoiler of the vehicle and a D pillar of the vehicle in a deployed position.

Abstract: Rear fences and a system for deploying said rear fences on a vehicle are described. The rear fences are disposed inboard of and spaced apart from the rear pillars. The rear fences may be folded against the rear panel of the vehicle when retracted and are rotated to a central position in a deployed position. The system includes a deployment control system including controller logic having at least one processor and a memory storing instructions for implementing deployment and retraction of rear fences on a vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle having a vehicle body including a front portion, an opposing rear end portion and an underbody portion configured to face a road surface; and an active diffuser assembly disposed on the underbody portion and configured to control ambient airflow passing under the vehicle body. The active diffuser assembly includes a fixed panel disposed on the vehicle underbody; a movable active panel disposed adjacent the fixed panel and configured for selective movement to be deployed away from the vehicle body and to be retracted toward the vehicle body for stowage; and an actuator configured to deploy and retract the movable active panel, the fixed panel and the movable active panel defining a continuous plane when the movable panel is in the stowed position.

Abstract: A drag reduction spoiler for a vehicle includes a fixed portion configured for attachment to the vehicle and an extendable top portion configured for movement relative to the fixed portion, the extendable top portion includes a first top portion and a second top portion. The drag reduction spoiler further includes first and second side spoiler portions configured for movement relative to the vehicle, and at least one actuator configured to deploy the extendable top portion, the at least one actuator being secured to the first top portion. The first top portion includes a first engagement element and the second top portion includes a second engagement element, the first engagement element being configured to engage the second engagement element when the first top portion is deployed by the at least one actuator such that the first top portion draws the second top portion outwardly as the first top portion is deployed.