Wheel well cavity cover assembly
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsVishal Raul, Chih-hung Yen
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Abstract
A vehicle defines a forward direction and a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis, a rightward direction and a leftward direction along a lateral axis, and an upward direction and a downward direction along a vertical axis, and includes a wheel well cavity, a wheel positioned within the wheel well cavity, and a wheel well cavity cover assembly including a front cover plate that covers at least a front portion of a bottom opening of the wheel well cavity. The front cover plate is configured to move at least partially along the lateral axis when a front portion of the wheel is turned towards the front cover plate.
Claims20
A wheel well cavity cover assembly for a vehicle defining a forward direction and a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis, a rightward direction and a leftward direction along a lateral axis, and an upward direction and a downward direction along a vertical axis, the vehicle comprising a wheel within a wheel well cavity, the wheel well cavity cover assembly comprising a front cover plate configured to cover at least a front portion of a bottom opening of the wheel well cavity, wherein the front cover plate is configured to move at least partially along the lateral axis when a front portion of the wheel is turned towards the front cover plate.
A vehicle defining a forward direction and a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis, a rightward direction and a leftward direction along a lateral axis, and an upward direction and a downward direction along a vertical axis, the vehicle comprising:
- a wheel well cavity;
- a wheel positioned within the wheel well cavity;
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- a wheel well cavity cover assembly comprising a front cover plate that covers at least a front portion of a bottom opening of the wheel well cavity,
- wherein the front cover plate is configured to move at least partially along the lateral axis when a front portion of the wheel is turned towards the front cover plate.
A vehicle defining a forward direction and a rearward direction along a longitudinal axis, a rightward direction and a leftward direction along a lateral axis, and an upward direction and a downward direction along a vertical axis, the vehicle comprising:
- a right wheel well cavity;
- a right wheel positioned within the right wheel well cavity;
- a left wheel well cavity;
- a left wheel positioned within the left wheel well cavity;
- a right wheel well cavity cover assembly comprising:
- a right front cover plate that covers at least a front portion of a right bottom opening of the right wheel well cavity, the right front cover plate configured to move at least partially in the leftward direction when a front portion of the right wheel is turned towards the leftward direction,
- a right fixed cover plate positioned in the rearward direction of the right front cover plate and fixed with respect to the vehicle, and
- a right rear cover plate positioned in the rearward direction of the right fixed cover plate that covers at least a rear portion of the right bottom opening of the right wheel well cavity, the right rear cover plate configured to move at least partially in the leftward direction when a rear portion of the right wheel is turned towards the leftward direction;
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- a left wheel well cavity cover assembly comprising:
- a left front cover plate that covers at least a front portion of a left bottom opening of the left wheel well cavity, the left front cover plate configured to move at least partially in the rightward direction when a front portion of the left wheel is turned towards the rightward direction,
- a left fixed cover plate positioned in the rearward direction of the left front cover plate and fixed with respect to the vehicle, and
- a left rear cover plate positioned in the rearward direction of the left fixed cover plate that covers at least a rear portion of the left bottom opening of the left wheel well cavity, the left rear cover plate configured to move at least partially in the rightward direction when a rear portion of the left wheel is turned towards the rightward direction.
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