公开(公告)号：EP3508401A2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-10

申请号：EP18211150.0

申请日：2018-12-07

申请人： McLaren Automotive Limited

发明人： SLIGHT, Arthur Danny

IPC分类号： B62D35/00

CPC分类号： B62D35/005 ,  B60K11/00 ,  B62D35/00

摘要： A vehicle being a ground effect road vehicle having an underside and being supported on a running surface, the ground effect road vehicle comprising a first duct configured to channel air from a first outlet at the underside of the vehicle to a second outlet away from the underside of the vehicle so that when the vehicle is in forward motion the underside of the vehicle in front of the first outlet is at a lower pressure than the underside of the vehicle behind the first outlet, the vehicle being configured so that the underside of the vehicle is in sufficient proximity to the running surface so that a flow of air entering the region between the underside of the vehicle and the running surface is accelerated in the region between the underside of the vehicle and the running surface to generate downforce on the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：EP3508401A3

公开(公告)日：2019-08-14

申请号：EP18211150.0

申请日：2018-12-07

申请人： McLaren Automotive Limited

发明人： SLIGHT, Arthur Danny

IPC分类号： B62D35/00

摘要： A vehicle being a ground effect road vehicle having an underside and being supported on a running surface, the ground effect road vehicle comprising a first duct configured to channel air from a first outlet at the underside of the vehicle to a second outlet away from the underside of the vehicle so that when the vehicle is in forward motion the underside of the vehicle in front of the first outlet is at a lower pressure than the underside of the vehicle behind the first outlet, the vehicle being configured so that the underside of the vehicle is in sufficient proximity to the running surface so that a flow of air entering the region between the underside of the vehicle and the running surface is accelerated in the region between the underside of the vehicle and the running surface to generate downforce on the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：EP3498577A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-19

申请号：EP18211151.8

申请日：2018-12-07

申请人： McLaren Automotive Limited

发明人： SLIGHT, Arthur Danny

IPC分类号： B62D35/00 ,  B62D35/02 ,  B60R9/05

摘要： A vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body; a wing having an upper side and a front; a wing support mounted between the vehicle body and the wing, the wing support extending from the upper side of the wing, around the front of the wing, to the vehicle body and being pivotally attached to the wing at a first location on the wing so that the first location is positionally fixed relative to the wing support and the wing can rotate between a first position and a second position; a linear actuator for moving the wing between the first position and the second position; and a linkage pivotally attached to the wing at a second location forwards of the first location and coupled to the linear actuator so that the linear actuator can move the wing between the first position and the second position; wherein the wing is capable of imposing a downforce on the wing support acting through a centre of pressure of the wing as a result of the action of rearward airflow on the wing and the centre of pressure is located rearwards of the first location irrespective of the position of the wing.