Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Undercover structure
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Application No.: US17383917Application Date: 2021-07-23
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Publication No.: US11964618B2Publication Date: 2024-04-23
- Inventor: Kei Ambo , Kenichi Ando , Yoshiteru Hoshida , Yuki Nakamura , Yoji Suwa , Takumi Sobue
- Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
- Priority: JP 20127726 2020.07.28
- Main IPC: B60R13/04
- IPC: B60R13/04 ; B60R19/00

Abstract:
In an undercover structure according to the present invention, a first cover part that is a lowermost part of an undercover has a first rear end positioned ahead of a front wheel axle. Further, a curved part with a predetermined curvature is formed at the first rear end of the first cover part in a side view. This generates a strong negative pressure in a region ahead of the front wheel axle 21. Accordingly, the flow rate of air flowing to each wheelhouse 23 decreases (the flow rate of the airflow between a road and a vehicle generated along the bottom surface of the first cover part 15a of the undercover 15 increases). This causes an attraction force that attracts the vehicle to a road surface to act on a vehicle body of the vehicle, thereby making traveling stability more excellent.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220032859A1 UNDERCOVER STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2022-02-03
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