Vehicle with front spoiler

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10000246-B2
Application number	US-201615349149-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 11, 2016
Priority date	Nov 13, 2015
Publication date	Jun 19, 2018
Grant date	Jun 19, 2018

Abstract

A vehicle comprises a front spoiler with at least one spoiler lip made available in a front area of the vehicle and a spoiler lip drive by means of which the at least one spoiler lip may be displaced such that the aerodynamic properties of the vehicle can be changed in the front area by displacement of the at least one spoiler lip, wherein the spoiler lip drive of the at least one spoiler lip is electro-mechanical.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a front spoiler with at least one spoiler lip provided in a front area of the vehicle and a spoiler lip drive by means of which the at least one spoiler lip can be displaced such that by means of a displacement of the at least one spoiler lip the aerodynamic properties of the vehicle can be changed in the front area,
wherein the spoiler lip drive of the at least one spoiler lip is electro-mechanical, and,
wherein the front spoiler is received in an air valve device housing at least partially, wherein the spoiler lip drive of the at least one spoiler lip is provided separately from a drive of an air valve device received in the air valve device housing.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the spoiler lip drive of the at least one spoiler lip is a swivel drive which is installed to swivel the at least one spoiler lip such that the aerodynamic properties of the vehicle can be changed by swiveling of the at least one spoiler lip, wherein the at least one spoiler lip can swivel about an axis which does not run though the center of mass of the spoiler lip.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the swivel drive has a torque transmission connection with the at least one spoiler lip with an interposed linkage and/or a gear box.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least a part of the front spoiler is or can be received in a front component part of the vehicle.

5. The vehicle according to claim 4 ,
wherein the front component part of the vehicle consists one of a bumper, an engine shield and an air valve housing.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the front spoiler comprises one single spoiler lip which can be displaced by one single spoiler lip drive.

7. The vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one spoiler lip is constructed at least in sections out of a thermoplastically bonded fiber structure.

8. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one spoiler lip can swivel about a plurality of axes, by means of a four-bar linkage.

9. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one spoiler lip is or can be received in a front component part of the vehicle.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the front component part of the vehicle consists one of a bumper, an engine shield and an air valve housing.

11. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one spoiler lip and the spoiler lip drive is or can be received in a front component part of the vehicle.

12. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the front spoiler is received in an air valve device housing completely, wherein the spoiler lip drive of the at least one spoiler lip is provided separately from a drive of an air valve device received in the air valve device housing.

13. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one spoiler lip is constructed completely out of a thermoplastically bonded fiber structure.

14. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the front component part of the vehicle consists one of a bumper, an engine shield and an air valve housing.

Assignees

• Roechling Automotive Se & Co Kg

Inventors

• Huber Ludwig
• Schmitt Andreas
• Dill Peter

Classifications

• B60K11/085

  with adjustable shutters or blinds · CPC title

• B62D35/005 Primary

  Front spoilers (B62D35/001 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B62D37/02

  by aerodynamic means · CPC title

• Y02T10/88

  Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses · CPC title

• Y02T10/82

  Elements for improving aerodynamics · CPC title