Vehicle spoiler assembly

Inventor: Kyle Happy (Whitmore Lake, MI)

Assignee: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

B60S1/043 B60S1/0452 B62D35/007

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 12662085
App. No.: 18/346,032
Granted: Jun 23, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A vehicle spoiler assembly includes a vehicle body structure having a rear window, a rear wiper assembly and a spoiler. The rear wiper apparatus has a motor and a wiper blade arm installed to the vehicle body structure above the rear window. The motor is operable to move the wiper blade arm between a stowed orientation and rear window wiping position such that during movement between the stowed orientation and the rear window wiping position the wiper blade arm moves over and wipes a majority of an outer surface of the rear window. The spoiler attached to the vehicle body structure covers the motor of the rear wiper apparatus and the wiper blade arm with the wiper blade arm in the stowed orientation, at least a portion of the spoiler is configured to access the motor of the rear wiper apparatus.

Claims (35)

1 . A vehicle spoiler assembly, comprising:

a vehicle body structure having a rear window;

a rear wiper apparatus having a motor and a wiper blade arm installed to the vehicle body structure above the rear window, the motor being operable to move the wiper blade arm between a stowed orientation and rear window wiping position such that during movement between the stowed orientation and the rear window wiping position the wiper blade arm moves over and wipes a majority of an outer surface of the rear window; and

a spoiler attached to the vehicle body structure covering the motor of the rear wiper apparatus and the wiper blade arm with the wiper blade arm in the stowed orientation, at least a portion of the spoiler being configured to access the motor of the rear wiper apparatus, the spoiler including a main body, an attachment panel and a hinge portion that connects the attachment panel to the main body;

the main body is detachably fixed to the vehicle body structure such that with the main body detached from the vehicle body structure, the main body pivots upward about the hinge portion.

2 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the spoiler includes a rearward extending section that overhangs an area of the rear window rearward of the motor.

3 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the spoiler includes an opening and a removable panel positioned above the motor of the rear wiper apparatus such that with the removable panel removed from the opening, the motor is accessible via the opening.

4 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 3 , wherein

the spoiler is non-movably fixed to the vehicle body structure.

5 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle body structure includes a rear door that is movable between a closed position to an open position relative to a rear area of the vehicle body structure, the rear wiper apparatus and the spoiler being fixed to an upper area of the rear door and the rear window being installed to the rear door.

6 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 1 , wherein

the vehicle body structure includes a roof structure and a rear panel that extends rearward and downward from the roof structure, with the rear wiper apparatus and the spoiler being fixed to a rearward upper area of the roof structure and the rear window being installed to the panel that extends downward from the roof structure.

7 . A vehicle spoiler assembly, comprising:

a vehicle body structure having a rear door with a rear window, the rear door being movable between a closed position to an open position relative to a rear area of the vehicle body structure;

a rear wiper apparatus having a motor and a wiper blade arm installed to the rear door above the rear window, the motor being installed so as to be accessible from an outside of the vehicle body structure and operable to move the wiper blade arm between a stowed orientation and rear window wiping position such that during movement between the stowed orientation and the rear window wiping position the wiper blade arm moves over and wipes a majority of an outer surface of the rear window; and

a spoiler having a main body that is attached to an upper area of the rear door for pivoting movement relative to the rear door, the pivoting movement configured to move the spoiler away from the rear wiper apparatus to an open position providing access to and exposing the motor of the rear wiper apparatus and a closed position blocking access to the motor.

8 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 7 , wherein

the spoiler includes an attachment panel and a hinge portion that connects the attachment panel to the main body.

9 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the attachment panel is rigidly fixed to a rear portion of the vehicle body structure with the hinge portion being located along a forward portion of the attachment panel.

10 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the hinge portion is a living hinge formed integrally with the main body and the attachment panel.

11 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 7 , wherein

the spoiler includes a rearward extending section that overhangs an area of the rear window rearward of the motor.

12 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 7 , wherein

13 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 7 , wherein

the spoiler is non-movably fixed to the vehicle body structure.

14 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 7 , wherein

15 . The vehicle spoiler assembly according to claim 7 , wherein