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US 11,447,192 B2Granted
Diffuser for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsPirooz Moradnia, Pratap Thamanna Rao
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Abstract
A diffuser for a vehicle includes a lower body component having a forward end, a rearward end, and a lower surface that tapers as it extends along a portion of a length of the vehicle from the forward end to the rearward end of the component. The lower surface includes a plurality of rearward facing steps extending along the tapered portion of the lower surface toward the rearward end of the lower body component.
Claims20
A diffuser for a vehicle, the diffuser comprising:
- a lower body component comprising a forward end, a rearward end, and a lower surface that tapers as it extends along a portion of a length of the vehicle from the forward end to the rearward end of the component, wherein the lower surface comprises a plurality of rearward facing steps extending along the tapered portion of the lower surface toward the rearward end of the component,
- wherein the plurality of steps comprises:
- a first tier of one or more treads extending in a lateral direction of the vehicle;
- a second tier of one or more treads extending in the lateral direction of the vehicle, wherein the second tier treads are at least partially positioned rearward of the first tier treads;
- and
- one or more risers extending upward from the first tier treads to the second tier treads.
3 more elements
A surface pattern for a vehicle, comprising:
- a diffuser having a plurality of rearward facing steps formed from tiers of treads and sets of risers, the plurality of steps being arranged in a front-back direction of the vehicle to form an exterior surface of the vehicle,
- wherein the sets of risers are interposed between and separate the tiers of treads in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.