Telescopically crushable air guide for a motor vehicle engine radiator and vehicle provided with same
US9890688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2306/01
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An air guide collects air from a grille located at the front of a vehicle engine compartment to a vertical radiator located in the engine compartment and which is fixed to a vehicle chassis. The air guide includes a main casing including an upper casing and a lower casing. The upper and lower casings include an opening toward the front to receive the air. The lower casing includes at least one substantially horizontal lower wall and two substantially vertical lateral walls. The lower casing axially and transversely abut the rear portion of the lower casing of the air guide relative to the chassis of the vehicle, at least in a lateral region of the lower casing, and a local structure for controlled preferred compression of the walls of the lower casing, at least in a lower portion of the lateral region of the lower casing.
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