Rear spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10525818-B2
Application number	US-201815954614-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2018
Priority date	May 4, 2017
Publication date	Jan 7, 2020
Grant date	Jan 7, 2020

Abstract

A rear spoiler arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle having a rear mounted engine, an intercooler for the rear mounted engine and a holding member for a spoiler apparatus being provided in a rear region of the motor vehicle. In each case at least one opening is provided in the spoiler apparatus and the holding member as an air guide to the intercooler. The rear spoiler arrangement includes an air guiding arrangement with at least one air guiding slat provided at least in the opening of the spoiler apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A rear spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle, the rear spoiler arrangement comprising:
a spoiler apparatus provided in a rear region of the motor vehicle, the spoiler apparatus including:
a lower shell element,
a wing element mounted on the lower shell element, wherein the wing element is configured to be extended, by a deploying mechanism, from the lower shell element into a deployed position and retracted, by the deploying mechanism, from the deployed position towards the lower shell element, and
an opening that provides an air flow path to an intercooler of a rear mounted engine of the motor vehicle;

a holding member for the spoiler apparatus; and
an air guiding arrangement arranged in the opening of the spoiler apparatus,
wherein the air guiding arrangement includes an air guiding slat configured to guide an air flow through the air flow path to the intercooler of the rear mounted engine.

2. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the holding member is a mounting support on which the spoiler apparatus is mounted.

3. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 2 ,
wherein the opening of the spoiler apparatus, in which the air guiding arrangement is arranged, is located between the lower shell element and the mounting support.

4. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the spoiler apparatus adjoins a rear window of the rear region of the motor vehicle.

5. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the rear region of the motor vehicle includes a trunk.

6. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air guiding slat runs substantially perpendicularly to a vehicle longitudinal axis.

7. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the air guiding slat has a surface element which is configured to deflect an air flow in a direction of the holding member.

8. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the surface element of the air guiding slat is configured as a curved surface element.

9. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air guiding arrangement further includes a frame arrangement with air guiding faces and visual protection faces.

10. A motor vehicle having a rear mounted engine with a rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear region is of a closed configuration.

11. The motor vehicle as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the rear region is configured as a trunk lid or as a rear window.

12. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the air flow path to the intercooler of the rear mounted engine of the motor vehicle extends through an opening in the holding member.

13. A rear spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle, the rear spoiler arrangement comprising:
a spoiler apparatus including an opening that provides an air flow path to an intercooler of a rear mounted engine of the motor vehicle;
a holding member for the spoiler apparatus; and
an air guiding arrangement arranged in the opening of the spoiler apparatus,
wherein the air guiding arrangement includes an air guiding slat configured to guide an air flow through the air flow path to the intercooler of the rear mounted engine, and
wherein the air guiding slat is movably mounted and is configured to be driven by a drive device.

14. A rear spoiler arrangement for a motor vehicle, the rear spoiler arrangement comprising:
a mounting support provided in a rear region of the motor vehicle; and
a spoiler apparatus mounted on the mounting support, the spoiler apparatus including:
a lower shell element,
a wing element mounted on the lower shell element, wherein the wing element is configured to be extended from the lower shell element into a deployed position and retracted from the deployed position towards the lower shell element,
an opening located between the lower shell element and the mounting support, the opening providing an air flow path to an intercooler of a rear mounted engine of the motor vehicle,
an air guiding arrangement arranged in the opening located between the lower shell element and the mounting support, the air guiding arrangement including a frame arrangement and an air guiding slat,

wherein the air guiding slat is movably mounted in the frame arrangement and is configured to divert airflow in the direction of the intercooler.

15. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the frame arrangement includes an upper air guiding face and a lower air guiding face.

16. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the air guiding slat is disposed between the upper air guiding face and the lower air guiding face.

17. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the frame arrangement further includes visual protection faces configured to cover the deploying mechanism of the wing.

18. The rear spoiler arrangement as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the air guiding slat is configured to be driven by a drive device in order to adapt to different operating situations.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Weber Sebastian
• Posch Tobias
• Bauer riccardo

Classifications

• B62D35/007 Primary

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

• B60K2005/006

  the internal combustion or jet propulsion unit is arranged behind the rear axle · CPC title

• F01P2060/02

  Intercooler · CPC title

• B60K11/08 Primary

  Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor · CPC title

• F01P11/10

  Guiding or ducting cooling-air, to, or from, liquid-to-air heat exchangers · CPC title