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US 2023/0399062 A1Published application
Wheel housing strakes for a vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsLucas Mozelli Padial, Danilo Alcantara de Oliveira
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Abstract
A wheel housing for a vehicle includes an axially facing surface, a curvilinear surface extending outwardly from the axially facing surface, and a plurality of strakes protruding outwardly from one of the axially facing surface and the curvilinear surface. The plurality of strakes conditioning an air flow produced by a vehicle wheel.
Claims20
A wheel housing for a vehicle comprising:
- an axially facing surface;
- a curvilinear surface extending outwardly from the axially facing surface;
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- a plurality of strakes protruding outwardly from one of the axially facing surface and the curvilinear surface, the plurality of strakes conditioning air flow produced by a vehicle wheel.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment, the body including a plurality of wheel housings, and a corresponding plurality of wheels disposed in the plurality of wheel housings, each of the plurality of wheel housings comprising:
- an axially facing surface that is opposite to an axial inner surface of the corresponding one of the plurality of wheels;
- a curvilinear surface extending outwardly from the axially facing surface, the curvilinear surface being opposite to a tread surface of the corresponding one of the plurality of wheels;
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- a plurality of strakes protruding outwardly from one of the axially facing surface and the curvilinear surface, the plurality of strakes conditioning air flow produced by the corresponding one of the plurality of wheels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.