Vehicle aerodynamic structure
US-2016280289-A1 · Sep 29, 2016 · US
Wheel house structure
US9908563B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9908563-B2 |
| Application number | US-201615291432-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | Nov 13, 2015 |
| Publication date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
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The present invention provides a wheel house structure having: a wheel house front wall that structures a wall at a front side of a wheel house in which a front tire is disposed; and an air discharging portion that is structured to include one or more through-holes formed along a vehicle vertical direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the wheel house front wall, the air discharging portion discharging air, that is further toward a vehicle longitudinal direction front side than the wheel house front wall, through the through-hole obliquely rearward toward a vehicle longitudinal direction rear side and a vehicle transverse direction outer side.
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What is claimed is: 1. A wheel house structure comprising: a wheel house front wall that structures a wall at a front side of a wheel house in which a front tire is disposed; and an air discharging portion that is structured to include one or more through-holes formed along a vehicle vertical direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the wheel house front wall, the air discharging portion discharging air, that is further toward a vehicle longitudinal direction front side than the wheel house front wall, through a through-hole obliquely rearward toward a vehicle longitudinal direction rear side and the vehicle transverse direction outer side. 2. The wheel house structure of claim 1 , wherein the one or more through-holes are formed at a height position that includes a vehicle vertical direction substantially central portion of the wheel house front wall. 3. The wheel house structure of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the through-holes are formed. 4. The wheel house structure of claim 1 , wherein a plate thickness direction of a through-hole base portion, in which the one or more through-holes are formed, at the wheel house front wall is directed obliquely rearward toward the vehicle longitudinal direction rear side and the vehicle transverse direction outer side. 5. The wheel house structure of claim 4 , wherein: an inner side adjacent portion, that is adjacent to a vehicle transverse direction inner side of the through-hole base portion, is displaced toward a vehicle front side while heading toward a vehicle transverse direction inner side, and an outer side adjacent portion, that is adjacent to a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the through-hole base portion, is displaced toward a vehicle rear side while heading toward the vehicle transverse direction outer side. 6. The wheel house structure of claim 1 , wherein ribs that guide air obliquely rearward, are disposed at the vehicle front side of the one or more through-holes, at a through-hole base portion of the wheel house front wall, in which the one or more through-holes are formed. 7. The wheel house structure of claim 1 , wherein a direction, in which the one or more through-holes pass through a through-hole base portion of the wheel house front wall, is directed obliquely rearward toward the vehicle longitudinal direction rear side and the vehicle transverse direction outer side.
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Mud-guards made of non-conventional material, e.g. rubber, plastics · CPC title
- B62D25/16Primary
Mud-guards or wings; Wheel cover panels (equipped with means for freeing wheels or tyres from foreign matter B60S) · CPC title
Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining · CPC title
- B62D25/18Primary
Parts or details thereof, e.g. mudguard flaps · CPC title
by aerodynamic means · CPC title
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- What does patent US9908563B2 cover?
- The present invention provides a wheel house structure having: a wheel house front wall that structures a wall at a front side of a wheel house in which a front tire is disposed; and an air discharging portion that is structured to include one or more through-holes formed along a vehicle vertical direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the wheel house front wall, the air disch…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B62D25/16. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 06 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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