Support device for an air guiding means of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10315712-B2
Application number	US-201715709483-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2017
Priority date	Sep 22, 2016
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A support device for an air guiding means of a vehicle includes a basic body and at least one adjustment device fastened to the basic body, the adjustment device configured to adjust the air guiding means in a Z direction. The at least one adjustment device has at least one adjustment element which is mounted displaceably in a guide device of the adjustment device. The at least one adjustment element has an adjuster for displacing the adjustment element from a first Z position into a second Z position. The at least one adjustment element has a fastening interface for fastening to a drive unit for moving the air guiding means.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A support device for an air guiding means of a vehicle, the support device comprising:
a basic body; and
at least one adjustment device fastened to the basic body, the adjustment device configured to adjust the air guiding means in a Z direction,
wherein the at least one adjustment device has at least one adjustment element which is mounted displaceably in a guide device of the adjustment device,
wherein the at least one adjustment element has an adjuster for displacing the adjustment element from a first Z position into a second Z position, and
wherein the at least one adjustment element has a fastening interface for fastening to a drive unit for moving the air guiding means.

2. The support device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide device has at least one guide slot in which a guide projection of the adjustment element engages for guidance.

3. The support device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjuster has an adjustment thread which engages in a mating thread of the adjustment element.

4. The support device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fastening interface has a fastening screw for fastening to the drive unit.

5. The support device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein a fastening axis of the fastening screw is oriented transversely with respect to an adjustment axis of the adjuster.

6. The support device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustment device has at least two substantially identical adjustment elements.

7. The support device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least two substantially identical adjustment devices are fastened to the basic body.

8. The support device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustment element is urged against the adjustment device with a spring force exerted by a spring device.

9. The support device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjuster of the at least one adjustment element is locked against the adjustment device with a lock washer.

10. An adjustment device for fastening to a basic body of a support device for an air guiding means of a vehicle, the support device including a basic body, the adjustment device comprising:
at least one adjustment element which is mounted displaceably in a guide device of the adjustment device, wherein the at least one adjustment element has an adjuster for displacing the adjustment element from a first Z position into a second Z position, wherein the at least one adjustment element furthermore has a fastening interface for fastening to a drive unit for moving the air guiding means.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Charpentier Pierre
• Rume Riccardo-Valerio
• Siefer Martin

Classifications

• B60R2011/008

  Adjustable or movable supports · CPC title

• B60R2011/0045

  with visible part, e.g. flush mounted · CPC title

• B60R2011/004

  outside the vehicle · CPC title

• Y02T10/82

  Elements for improving aerodynamics · CPC title

• B62D37/02

  by aerodynamic means · CPC title