Moving body side section structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9828043-B2
Application number	US-201615178232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2016
Priority date	May 7, 2010
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

In a moving body side section structure that includes a flow correction fin 1 A that is provided on a side section of a moving body, the flow correction fin includes a first inclined portion 1 Ae which is formed at a front end in the longitudinal direction of the moving body and in which a width in a width direction of the moving body is widened toward a rear side in the longitudinal direction of the moving body, and a second inclined portion 1 Af which is formed further rearward than the first inclined portion 1 Ae in the longitudinal direction of the moving body and in which the width in the width direction of the moving body is narrowed toward the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the moving body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle side section structure comprising a flow correction fin that is provided on a side section of a vehicle and corrects a flow of fluid of the side section of the vehicle,
wherein a length of the flow correction fin in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle is set so as to be longer than the length of the flow correction fin in a vertical direction of the vehicle,
wherein the flow correction fin includes:
a first inclined portion which is formed at a front end portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and in which a width in a width direction of the vehicle is widened toward a rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a second inclined portion which is formed further rearward than the first inclined portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and in which the width in the width direction of the vehicle is narrowed toward the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle;
a third inclined portion in which the width in the vertical direction of the vehicle is narrowed toward the rear side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and
a ridge line that connects a front end portion and a rear end portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and

wherein an inflection portion that is formed so as to be steeply raised with respect to a side surface of the vehicle in a plan view of the vehicle is set at the rear end portion of the flow correction fin.

2. The vehicle side section structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein the flow correction fin is provided on a rear combination lamp.

3. The vehicle side section structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the flow correction fin, a maximum width position in the vertical direction of the vehicle and the width direction of the vehicle is set at a front side of the vehicle.

4. The vehicle side section structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the flow correction fin, a ratio between a length from a front end in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to a maximum width position in the vertical direction of the vehicle and a length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a side view of the vehicle is 30 to 50%.

5. The vehicle side section structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the flow correction fin, a ratio between a maximum width in the vertical direction of the vehicle and a length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a side view of the vehicle is 8 to 17%.

6. The vehicle side section structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the flow correction fin, a ratio between a maximum width in the width direction of the vehicle and a length in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in a plan view of the vehicle is 5 to 15%.

7. The vehicle side section structure according to claim 1 ,
wherein a radius of the ridge line is 0 to 4.0 mm.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujii Narito
• Morimoto Masaaki
• Yamada Koshi
• Sassa Nagataka
• Saito Naohiko

Classifications

• B62D35/00

  Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining · CPC title

• B62D35/008 Primary

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

• B62D37/02

  by aerodynamic means · CPC title

• Y02T10/82

  Elements for improving aerodynamics · CPC title