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US 8,007,037 B2Granted
Motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorWerner Wolkersdorfer
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Abstract
A motor vehicle, preferably a two door sports car, is provided with a side wall section, in particular comprising a fender, which forms at least partially the outer wall of a wheel housing. A sill panel which covers a lateral sill of the motor vehicle in the connected state to the side wall section forms an outer wall of an air guiding channel.
Claims6
A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a side wall forming a fender, the fender forming at least a portion of an outer wall of a wheel housing;
- a lateral sill;
- a sill panel, the sill panel covering at least a portion of the lateral sill and forming at least one outer wall of an air guiding channel formed partially in the side wall, the sill panel being pulled upwards at least in certain places defining an upwardly sweeping area and forms in the upwardly sweeping area the outer wall of the air guiding channel, the sill panel being formed from a synthetic plastic material, and in an area of the air guiding channel, the sill panel having at least one tab disposed to support the sill panel at the side wall section;
- the side wall having a side wall section opposite the upwardly sweeping area forming an inner wall of the air guiding channel;
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- the side wall section in an area of the air guiding channel being pulled inwards toward a longitudinal center line of the motor vehicle.
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A side wall for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a fender, the fender forming at least a portion of an outer wall of a wheel housing;
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- a lateral sill;
- a sill panel, the sill panel covering at least a portion of the lateral sill and forming at least one outer wall of an air guiding channel formed at least partially in the fender, the sill panel being pulled upwards at least in certain places defining an upwardly sweeping area and forms in the upwardly sweeping area the outer wall of the air guiding channel, the sill panel being formed from a synthetic plastic material, and in an area of the air guiding channel, the sill panel having at least one tab disposed to support the sill panel at the side wall section;
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- the fender having a side wall section disposed opposite the upwardly sweeping area and forming an inner wall of the air guiding channel, the side wall section in an area of the air guiding channel being pulled inwards toward a longitudinal center line of the motor vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.