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US 12,583,543 B2Granted
Motorcycle having an adjustable air-guiding element
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorJochen Weinelt
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Abstract
A motorcycle having an adjustable air-guiding element, the air-guiding element having a root portion which is connected to a body and/or to a vehicle structure of the motorcycle, and an air-guiding portion which extends from the root portion as far as a free end of the air-guiding element. The air-guiding portion is movable between a deployed position and an inclined position relative to the body and/or to the vehicle structure and is supported on the body and/or on the vehicle structure by a spring-elastic support element.
Claims17
A motorcycle, comprising:
- an adjustable air-guiding element, the air-guiding element having
- a root portion connected to one or both of a vehicle body and a vehicle structure of the motorcycle, and
- an air-guiding portion extending from the root portion to a free end of the air-guiding element,
- wherein
- the air-guiding portion is
- movable relative to at least one of the vehicle body and/or the vehicle structure between a deployed position and an retracted position,
- supported by a resilient supporting element on one or both of the vehicle body and the vehicle structure, and
- a restoring force of the resilient supporting element is configured such that upon an increase in the speed of the motorcycle, wind pressure thus increased on the deployed air-guiding element exceeds the restoring force and the air-guiding portion is moved into the retracted position, and wherein the retracted air-guiding portion is pressed back into the deployed position by the restoring force of the resilient supporting element in the case of a reducing speed.
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