Active and passive systems for wheelhouse air deflection
US10654531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/182
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary automotive vehicle includes a body having a wheelhouse, the wheelhouse including a wheelhouse edge defining a wheelhouse opening, and a wheel disposed in the wheelhouse opening, a suspension system including a suspension component adjacent to the wheelhouse, the suspension component configured to vertically deflect during vehicle operation, an aerodynamic system including an aerodynamic member disposed within the wheelhouse opening and coupled to the suspension component, the aerodynamic member having a first position with respect to the wheelhouse edge and the wheel and a second position with respect to the wheelhouse edge and the wheel, wherein the aerodynamic member moves from the first position to the second position with deflection of the suspension component such that a distance between the aerodynamic member and the wheel is greater when the aerodynamic member is in the second position than when the aerodynamic member is in the first position.
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