Motor vehicle having an air duct that extends away from a wheel housing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9821860-B2
Application number	US-201514951598-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 25, 2015
Priority date	May 28, 2013
Publication date	Nov 21, 2017
Grant date	Nov 21, 2017

Abstract

A motor vehicle includes an air duct between a front wheel housing and a side wall of the motor vehicle, the air duct extends between an inwardly directed embossment of the side wall and a wheel housing cover which partially covers the embossment externally at a distance therefrom.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a wheel housing of the motor vehicle;
a side wall of the motor vehicle, the side wall having an inwardly directed impressed formation;
a wheel housing cover that covers at least a portion of a fender; and
an air duct that extends away from the wheel housing and runs between the side wall of the motor vehicle and the wheel housing cover, wherein
the wheel housing cover covers the inwardly directed impressed formation of the side wall at a spacing therefrom to form at least a section of the air duct, and
the impressed formation of the side wall extends behind the wheel housing cover in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the air duct runs, at least in sections, between the inwardly directed impressed formation of the side wall and the wheel housing cover that covers the impressed formation at the spacing therefrom.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the impressed formation of the side wall has an impressed formation that is curved inwardly in a tub-shape viewed in cross-section.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the impressed formation of the side wall has a height in a vertical direction of the motor vehicle that is lower than a height of the wheel housing of the motor vehicle.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the impressed formation of the side wall extends as far as into a door of the motor vehicle.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the wheel housing cover is latched in a region of the side wall on a side of the air duct.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the wheel housing cover comprises ribs that protrude into the air duct.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the ribs protrude horizontally into the air duct.

9. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a wheel housing of the motor vehicle;
a side wall of the motor vehicle, the side wall having an inwardly directed impressed formation;
a wheel housing cover; and
an air duct that extends away from the wheel housing and runs between the side wall of the motor vehicle and the wheel housing cover,
wherein the impressed formation of the side wall has a rectilinear form at least in sections along a longitudinal extent,
the wheel housing cover covers the rectilinear section of the inwardly directed impressed formation of the side wall at a spacing therefrom to form at least a section of the air duct, and
the impressed formation of the side wall extends behind the wheel housing cover in a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle.

10. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a wheel housing of the motor vehicle;
a side wall of the motor vehicle;
a wheel housing cover;
an air duct that extends away from the wheel housing and runs between the side wall of the motor vehicle and the wheel housing cover, wherein the wheel housing cover covers the side wall at a spacing therefrom to form the air duct; and
a protective lining covering a region of the side wall of the motor vehicle that forms the air duct,
the wheel housing cover at least partially covering the protective lining on an outer side at a spacing from the protective lining.

11. The motor vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the protective lining is integrated as a protective cover region into the wheel housing lining.

12. The motor vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein
the protective lining region is rectilinear at least in regions when viewed in cross-section,
the protective lining region is connected, at a front edge which is directed into the wheel housing, via an integral hinge to at least one insert part, and
the at least one insert part is pivotable about the integral hinge into the wheel housing cover between the protective lining region and a region which covers the protective lining region at a spacing.

13. The motor vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the insert part comprises horizontally or obliquely horizontally extending struts.

14. The motor vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein the struts are ribs.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Haas Thorsten
• Dietrich Tim

Classifications

• B62D35/008

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

• B60R13/04

  External} Ornamental or guard strips; Ornamental inscriptive devices {thereon (fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates by means of clips F16B5/12) · CPC title

• B62D25/16

  Mud-guards or wings; Wheel cover panels (equipped with means for freeing wheels or tyres from foreign matter B60S) · CPC title

• B62D25/02

  Side panels {(B62D33/046 takes precedence; sideboards for open load compartments B62D33/023)} · CPC title

• B62D25/161

  Mud-guards made of non-conventional material, e.g. rubber, plastics · CPC title