Air conduction device for a motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJason Hill, Roland Heiler, Maxel Szwaj
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Abstract
An air conduction device suitable for a sports car motor vehicle extends in a lateral direction of the vehicle, adjacent to a tail lid. The air conduction device can be moved by an activation device out of a resting position into an operating position and vice versa. In order to optimize the air conduction device in functional and structural terms, it is hinged on the tail lid by a swing arm device which is separably connected with the activation device by means of which the air conduction device is moved out of the resting position into the operating position.
Claims28
Air conduction device for a sports car that extends in a lateral direction of the sports car, adjacent to a tail lid and that can be moved by an activation device out of a resting position into an operating position,
- wherein the air conduction device is hinged by a swing arm device on the tail lid, and wherein said swing arm device is separably connected with the activation device and operable to move the air conduction device out of the resting position into the operating position.
An air conduction assembly which in use is disposed on a motor vehicle with a lid movable between open and closed positions, said air conduction assembly comprising:
- an air flow deflecting member disposable above the lid,
- a swing arm which in use is supported at a pivot axle at a lateral side of the lid,
- a swing arm support assembly connected with the air flow deflecting member at a position spaced from the pivot axle,
- a spring operable to bias the swing arm to hold the air flow deflecting member in a rest position, and
- an activation device operable to selectively pivot the swing arm against the spring to thereby lift the air flow deflecting member above the lid to form an air deflector with flow of air above and below the air flow deflecting member.
A motor vehicle comprising:
- a rear lid movable between an open and a closed position, and
- an air flow deflecting member carried by the lid and selectively moveable between a lower rest position and an upper operation position,
- wherein said air flow deflecting member is supported by at least one swing arm pivotally mounted at the lid, and
- wherein an activation device is supported at a vehicle superstructure and includes a moveable member abuttingly engaging under the swing arm to selectively lift the swing arm and the air flow deflecting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.