Motor vehicle with an adjustable sill

US9481396B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Jachowski · Leonberg, DE
• Oliver Fischer · Hard, AT
• Thomas Wiegand · Stuttgart, DE
• Joachim Paul · Stuttgart, DE
• Wolfgang Schuster · Wien, AT
• Sebastian Weber · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 5, 2015
• Grant date: Nov 1, 2016
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D35/008
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A motor vehicle (1) has a body (4) and a sill (3) arranged between the wheel houses (5) on a longitudinal side of the vehicle. The sill (3) has a sill element (6) that is adjustable in the lateral direction between a first end position and a second end position. At least one protruding air guiding element (7,8) is arranged on the sill element (6).