Trim panel arrangement for trimming a body element for a motor vehicle, and method for forced movement of an air guide device of a trim panel arrangement
AssigneeMagna Exteriors Inc.
InventorBernd KNAUER
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AssigneeMagna Exteriors Inc.
InventorBernd KNAUER
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The invention concerns a trim panel arrangement for trimming a body element of a vehicle, with a pivotably mounted air guide device which is movable by means of a kinematic arrangement into a retracted first function position and a fully extended second function position and vice versa. At low speeds and also at high speeds, this should ensure an optimum aerodynamics of the motor vehicle in the air flow. This is achieved in that the air guide device is formed in two parts and comprises a first and a second trim part which are pivotably connected together, and that the kinematic arrangement is formed from a primary and a secondary lever drive. The invention furthermore concerns a method for forced movement of the air guide device.
A trim panel arrangement for trimming a body element of a vehicle, with a pivotably mounted air guide device which can be moved by means of a kinematic arrangement into a retracted first function position and into a fully extended second function position and vice versa, wherein the air guide device is configured in two parts and has a first and a second trim part which are connected together so as to be adjustable relative to one another, and wherein the kinematic arrangement is formed by a primary and a secondary lever drive, and wherein an actuator is attached to the body in the region of the side member, wherein the actuator acts on a shaft running in the longitudinal direction and acts to initiate a rotary movement, and this adjustment movement is transmitted via the primary lever drive to the first trim part, characterized in that the first and second trim parts are pivotably connected together, and that the primary lever drive comprises a first lever and a rocker, wherein the first lever is mounted rotationally fixedly on the shaft by means of its first end region, and the second end region of the lever is attached via a first pivot joint to a first end region of the rocker, and wherein in a middle region, the rocker comprises an articulated connection to the first trim part, and the second trim part is hinged to the primary lever drive via a connection by means of the secondary lever drive.
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