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US 11,376,945 B2Granted
Air inlet device for an electric vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorSebastian Harter
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Abstract
An air inlet device is provided for an electric vehicle, which includes a cladding portion for guiding an air flow around the electric vehicle. The cladding portion has a visible first inlet opening for letting in a first fraction of the air flow and a concealed second inlet opening for letting in a second fraction of the air flow.
Claims15
An air inlet device for an electric vehicle, the air inlet device comprising:
- a cladding portion for guiding an air flow around the electric vehicle, the cladding portion being a portion of an outer skin or outer shell of the electric vehicle along which the air flow is configured to flow during movement of the electric vehicle, wherein the cladding portion has:
- a visible first inlet opening configured to let in a first fraction of the air flow into an interior of the vehicle;
- and
- a concealed second inlet opening configured to let in a second fraction of the air flow into the interior of the vehicle, and
- wherein the visible first inlet opening is at a visible part of the cladding portion which is at a foremost surface of the electric vehicle in a forward direction of travel, and the concealed second inlet opening is at an obscured surface of the electric vehicle having at least another portion of the outer skin or outer shell arranged at least partially in front thereof at the foremost surface of the electric vehicle.
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A method for controlling an air inlet device for an electric vehicle, the air inlet device comprising:
- a cladding portion for guiding an air flow around the electric vehicle, the cladding portion being a portion of an outer skin or outer shell of the electric vehicle along which the air flow is configured to flow during movement of the electric vehicle, wherein the cladding portion has:
- a visible first inlet opening configured to let in a first fraction of the air flow into an interior of the vehicle;
- and a concealed second inlet opening configured to let in a second fraction of the air flow into the interior of the vehicle, and wherein the visible first inlet opening is at a visible part of the cladding portion which is at a foremost surface of the electric vehicle in a forward direction of travel, and the concealed second inlet opening is at an obscured surface of the electric vehicle having at least another portion of the outer skin or outer shell arranged at least partially in front thereof at the foremost surface of the electric vehicle, the method comprising:
- detecting an air requirement of the electric vehicle,
- varying a closure device of the air inlet device on a basis of the detected air requirement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.