# US 10,864,949 B2 · Air-guiding arrangement for a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,864,949 B2 - Document ID: US10864949B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/375,910 - Filed: 2019-04-05 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Granted: 2020-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2018-04-13 - Assignees: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft - Applicants: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft - Inventors: Dimitar Danev; Klaus Pfister; Markus Paulitsch; Steffen Hoelzel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10864949B2 ## CPC - B62D 35/005: {Front spoilers (B62D35/001 takes precedence)} - B62D 37/02: by aerodynamic means - Y02T 10/82: Elements for improving aerodynamics - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract An air-guiding arrangement for a motor vehicle has: a carrier, which is arranged on a body of the motor vehicle, and on which an air guide is provided such that it is driveable by a pneumatic drive with at least one air chamber for actuation, the at least one air chamber being arranged on the carrier such that the air guide is transferrable from a retracted basic position into a deployed maximum position, and at least one pneumatic supply line which, via at least one connector member, pneumatically connects the at least one air chamber to a pneumatics module of the pneumatic drive. The at least one pneumatic supply line is fixed to the carrier by at least one fastener. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An air-guiding arrangement for a motor vehicle, the air guiding arrangement comprising: a carrier, which is arranged on a body of the motor vehicle, and on which an air guide is provided such that it is driveable by a pneumatic drive with at least one air chamber for actuation, the at least one air chamber being arranged on the carrier such that the air guide is transferrable from a retracted basic position into a deployed maximum position, and at least one pneumatic supply line for pneumatically connecting, via at least one connector member, the at least one air chamber to a pneumatics module of the pneumatic drive, wherein the at least one pneumatic supply line is configured such that, in a state prior to fixing the air-guiding arrangement to the motor vehicle, the at least one pneumatic supply line is fixed to the carrier by at least one fastener. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one pneumatic supply line comprises one or two supply lines, and wherein the one or two supply lines are provided in each case for the feed of fluid and/or discharge of fluid. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least a first supply line of the one or two supply lines has a connector line for the pneumatic connection of the first pneumatic supply line to the pneumatics module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein the connector line is connected by a T-shaped connecting piece to the first supply line and to a connector member. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first supply line and a second supply line of the at least one pneumatic supply line are arranged at least regionally in a common fastener of the at least one fastener. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the air-guiding element is a front spoiler lip. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one energy line for the supply to and/or control of electrical components is provided, and which is fixed to the carrier. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 7, wherein the electrical components comprise sensors. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 7, wherein the at least one energy line is fixed to the carrier by another fastener. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one fastener is a clip-in fasteners. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carrier has an edge element at least at one longitudinal side, and wherein at least the first supply line of the at least one pneumatic supply line is fixed in the region of the edge element. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first supply line of the at least one pneumatic supply line and the at least one energy line are fixed to the carrier by a single clip-in fastener having two adjacently arranged clip-in openings. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The air-guiding arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one pneumatic supply line is fixed to the carrier in a plurality of locations using a combination of clip-in fasteners having single clip-in openings and a plurality of clip-in openings. ### Claim 14 A method for pre-assembling an air-guiding arrangement, the method comprising: providing an air guide that is driveable by a pneumatic drive with at least one air chamber for actuation, arranging the at least one air chamber on a carrier such that the air guide is transferrable from a retracted basic position into a deployed maximum position, and fixing at least one pneumatic supply line by at least one fastener to the carrier for pneumatically connecting, via at least one connector member, the at least one air chamber to a pneumatics module of the pneumatic drive, wherein the fixing of the at least one pneumatic supply line to the carrier by at least one fastener occurs before fixing the air-guiding arrangement to a front end part of a motor vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) A method for installing the air-guiding arrangement pre-assembled according to the method of claim 14, the method comprising fixing the pre-assembled air-guiding arrangement to the front end part of the motor vehicle.