Noise control structures for vehicle fascia components
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsTzu-Pu Tseng, Nicholas H. Goldsberry, Brian A. Penza, Liza G. Bare, Austin B. Kimbrell
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Abstract
A recessed portion of a vehicle surface may include an upper edge portion surrounding a portion of the recessed portion, an inner wall of the recessed portion, a plurality of dentil protrusions extending from the inner wall, and a fascia component disposed in a portion of the recessed portion, wherein a gap is disposed between the fascia component and the upper edge portion, wherein at least some of the plurality of dentil protrusions are a disposed in an air channel defined by the gap.
Claims11
A recessed portion of a vehicle surface comprising:
- an upper edge portion surrounding a portion of the recessed portion;
- an inner wall of the recessed portion;
- a plurality of dentil protrusions extending from the inner wall;
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- a fascia component disposed in a portion of the recessed portion,
- wherein a gap is defined between the fascia component and the upper edge portion and at least some of the plurality of dentil protrusions are disposed in an air channel formed by the gap.
A vehicle comprising:
- a fascia component disposed on a surface of the vehicle, including:
- a front portion;
- a house structure extending to a rear of the fascia component, away from the front portion;
- the house structure having a perimeter defining a void extending toward the rear of the fascia component from the front portion of the fascia component;
- and
- a blocking material disposed in the void;
- the house structure defining a recessed portion of the surface of the vehicle;
- wherein the recessed portion includes:
- an upper edge portion surrounding a portion of the recessed portion;
- an inner wall of the recessed portion;
- and
- a plurality of dentil protrusions extending from the inner wall in an air channel formed by a gap defined between the upper edge portion and the blocking material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.