Vehicle having a spoiler and method for mounting a spoiler on a vehicle
AssigneeB ayerische M otoren W erke A ktiengesellschaft
InventorsFalco Hollmann, Helmut Schaffer, Bernt Arne Syvertsen
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Abstract
A vehicle has a spoiler fastened to an outer skin component of the vehicle. For this purpose, clip elements are provided on the outer skin component and are in engagement with corresponding mating clip elements of the spoiler. The clip elements have an end stop in a z-direction, which is oriented transversely to the surface of the outer skin component. Between the spoiler and the outer skin component there is an intermediate element, which is elastically compressed in the z-direction and presses the spoiler against the end stop. A method is provided for mounting the spoiler on the vehicle.
Claims11
A vehicle, comprising:
- a spoiler;
- an outer-skin component of the vehicle;
- clip elements provided on the outer-skin component;
- mating clip elements of the spoiler, wherein
- the clip elements are in engagement with corresponding ones of the mating clip elements,
- the clip elements have an end stop in a z-direction, which is directed transversely in relation to a surface of the outer-skin component;
- and
- an intermediate element arranged between the spoiler and the outer-skin component, which intermediate element is elastically compressed in the z-direction and pushes the spoiler against the end stop, wherein
- the spoiler is a shell component having an outer shell, which forms a visible side of the spoiler, and a lower shell, which is directed toward the vehicle, and
- the end stop makes contact with a surface of the lower shell.
A method for mounting a spoiler on a vehicle, comprising:
- applying clip elements at a predetermined position to an outer-skin component of the vehicle, wherein the clip elements have an end stop in a z-direction, which is directed transversely in relation to a surface of the outer-skin component;
- providing a spoiler, wherein the spoiler has mating clip elements corresponding to the clip elements;
- latching the clip elements to the mating clip elements of the spoiler, wherein an intermediate element, which is arranged on the spoiler, is elastically compressed in the z-direction between the spoiler and the outer-skin component and generates a counterpressure, which pushes the spoiler against the end stop, wherein
- the spoiler is a shell component having an outer shell, which forms a visible side of the spoiler, and a lower shell, which is directed toward the vehicle, and
- the end stop makes contact with a surface of the lower shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.