Vehicle body lower structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12280836-B2
Application number	US-202217966885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 16, 2022
Priority date	Nov 30, 2021
Publication date	Apr 22, 2025
Grant date	Apr 22, 2025

Abstract

The disclosure provides a vehicle body lower structure. The vehicle body lower structure includes: a deflector, disposed on a vehicle body and movable between a stowed position covering a lower part of the vehicle body and a deployed position protruding downward; and a shaft member, extending in a vehicle left-right direction and rotatably connecting a front end of the deflector to the vehicle body. The deflector is maintained in the deployed position protruding downward by its own weight, and receiving an impact load from below, the deflector moves from the deployed position to the stowed position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle body lower structure, comprising:
a deflector, disposed on a vehicle body of a vehicle and movable between a stowed position covering a lower part of the vehicle body and a deployed position protruding downward;
a shaft member, extending in a vehicle left-right direction and rotatably connecting a front end of the deflector to the vehicle body; and
an elastic member, disposed between the vehicle body and the deflector to apply force on the deflector,
wherein the deflector is maintained in the deployed position protruding downward by its own weight and further by the force applied by the elastic member, and
when receiving an impact load from below, the elastic member is compressed, allowing the deflector to move from the deployed position to the stowed position.

2. The vehicle body lower structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein the deflector is maintained in the deployed position via a buckle member disposed on the vehicle body.

3. The vehicle body lower structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a hook member, disposed on an upper surface of the deflector,
wherein when the deflector is in the stowed position, the hook member is separated from a snap portion of the vehicle body, and when the deflector is in the deployed position, the hook member is snapped onto the snap portion of the vehicle body.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ando Kenichi
• Ambo Kei
• Nakamura Yuki
• Hoshida Yoshiteru

Classifications

• B62D35/005

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

• B62D37/02

  by aerodynamic means · CPC title

• B62D35/02 Primary

  Streamlining the undersurfaces {(B62D35/005, B62D35/007, B62D35/008 take precedence)} · CPC title