SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240149958A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18548529

    申请日:2022-03-01

    IPC分类号: B62D37/02 B62D35/02

    CPC分类号: B62D37/02 B62D35/02

    摘要: Disclosed is a sealing assembly for forming an at least partial seal with a ground surface under a vehicle, the sealing assembly including: a frame; and a plurality of seal elements mounted adjacent to one another on the frame to form a sealing strip, wherein each of the seal elements is arranged to contact and slide along the ground surface; wherein the frame has a greater flexibility compared to each of the seal elements. By forming an at least partial seal with a ground surface under a vehicle, the sealing assembly may reduce air leakage into a low-pressure region formed by a downforce system, which may result in increased downforce produced by the downforce system. Such an increase in downforce may improve the vehicle's grip on the ground surface, which may improve its ability to travel around bends at high speed, as well as its ability to accelerate and decelerate.

    WHEEL COVER HOLDER FOR A WHEEL OF A VEHICLE
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240149957A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18282180

    申请日:2022-03-24

    IPC分类号: B62D35/02 B62D25/16 B62D25/18

    摘要: The invention pertains to a wheel cover holder (4) for a wheel (3) of a vehicle (25), which wheel (3) is turnable relative to the vehicle (25) over a turning angle (a), wherein the wheel cover holder (4) is configured to hold at least one air-guiding cover (5, 14); the wheel cover holder (4) being configured to be connected to a steering mechanism (13) of the wheel (3) such that the wheel cover holder is turnable by the steering mechanism (13) during the steering of the wheel (3), wherein the wheel cover holder (4) is configured to turn along with the wheel (3) if the turning angle (a) is greater than a turning angle threshold, and to remain in a neutral position if the turning angle (a) is smaller than the turning angle threshold. The invention further pertains to a vehicle (25) comprising such a wheel cover holder (4).

    FAIRING ASSEMBLY FOR A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240051622A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18268077

    申请日:2021-11-25

    申请人: DAIMLER AG

    发明人: Hans Heinzer

    IPC分类号: B62D35/02 B62D35/00

    CPC分类号: B62D35/02 B62D35/001

    摘要: The invention relates to a fairing assembly for a commercial vehicle, the fairing assembly comprising at least one deflector device configured to be mounted to a frame of the commercial vehicle, and to be arranged in front of at least one drive axle of the commercial vehicle, wherein the deflector device comprises at least two air guiding surface facing each other, the air guiding surfaces extending towards each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle towards the rear of the commercial vehicle thereby bounding at least one channel for air flowing under the commercial vehicle, the channel tapering in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle towards the rear.

    ACTIVE AERODYNAMICS SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230399063A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18334646

    申请日:2023-06-14

    IPC分类号: B62D37/02 B62D35/00 B62D35/02

    摘要: Disclosed is a vehicle comprising: a front end and a rear end, said front end and said rear end being located at a front height and at a rear height; a front aero assembly associated to and active in proximity and/or in correspondence of the front end and adapted to generate a front aerodynamic force; and a rear aero assembly associated to and active in proximity and/or in correspondence of the rear end and adapted to generate a rear aerodynamic force. The vehicle further comprises management and control system so as to contain and/or limit, under transient conditions comprising at least a longitudinal and/or lateral acceleration or deceleration of said vehicle occurring from said condition of travel at a given constant speed, variations of said front height and/or said rear height to be respectively greater or equal to a front end threshold height and a rear end threshold height.

    Diffuser system having a pivotable downforce-generating body in the flow path, and motor vehicle having a diffuser system

    公开(公告)号:US11827285B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-28

    申请号:US17341491

    申请日:2021-06-08

    发明人: Karsten Grebel

    IPC分类号: B62D35/02 B62D37/02

    CPC分类号: B62D35/02 B62D37/02

    摘要: A diffusor system for a motor vehicle, including a diffuser duct, which extends along a virtual duct path and is traversable by flow in a flow direction, having at least one duct bounding surface which is curved about a diffuser curvature axis, the diffuser curvature axis forming an angle with the duct path, and including a downforce-generating body, which can pivot between two operating positions about a pivot axis, which is orthogonal to the duct path; in a cross-sectional plane, which is orthogonal to the pivot axis, the downforce-generating body having a profile that generates downforce in response to approach flow; in an activation operating position, a leading edge of the downforce-generating body, which is more proximate to the upstream longitudinal end of the diffuser duct, being at a greater distance from the curved duct bounding surface than in an inactivation operating position, which differs from the activation operating position; the pivot axis extends outside of the downforce-generating body.

    Underbody Cladding Element for a Vehicle and Arrangement of an Underbody Cladding on a Body of a Vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US20230339554A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18041107

    申请日:2021-07-09

    IPC分类号: B62D35/02

    CPC分类号: B62D35/02

    摘要: An underbody cladding element includes a first air channelling region, a second air channelling region disposed at a rear end of the underbody cladding element, and a flow separation edge. The flow separation edge is disposed behind the second air channelling region in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. An air flow channelled along the second air channelling region is detachable in a defined manner at the flow separation edge when the vehicle is travelling forward. A longitudinal region of the flow separation edge is configured unevenly in a first plane projected onto a second plane defined by a transverse direction of the vehicle and the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The flow separation edge has a basic body which is curved downward in the vertical direction of the vehicle.