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Granted Patent B2
US 12,187,355 · App. 17/892,155 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Lower vehicle-body structure of vehicle

Inventors: Michiya Mizokane (Aki-gun, JP); Yuki Ikawa (Aki-gun, JP); Tomomu Arai (Aki-gun, JP); Shota Sato (Aki-gun, JP)
Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B62D35/007
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Patent No.
US 12,187,355
App. No.
17/892,155
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A shield may be provided between a rear bumper and a silencer, the shield may be provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction to overlap with at least a rear vertical wall of the silencer in the up-down direction in vehicle rear view, and the shield may be provided with a guider that guides underfloor traveling air downward, the underfloor traveling air flowing to the rear side through a lower portion of the silencer.

Claims (38)

1. A lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, the lower vehicle-body structure comprising a silencer transversely disposed on a lower front side of a rear bumper so as to extend in a vehicle width direction, wherein:

a shield is provided between the rear bumper and the silencer;

the shield is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction to overlap with at least a rear vertical wall of the silencer in an up-down direction in vehicle rear view; and

the shield is provided with a guider that guides underfloor traveling air downward, the underfloor traveling air flowing to a rear side through a lower portion of the silencer,

wherein the guider is provided with a blow-out hole which guides traveling air downward and from which the traveling air is blown out, the traveling air flowing to the rear side through an upper portion of the silencer,

wherein the shield includes:

a shielding surface that overlaps with at least the rear vertical wall of the silencer in the up-down direction in vehicle rear view; and

a guide surface that is positioned on a front side of the shielding surface and guides the underfloor traveling air downward, the underfloor traveling air flowing to the rear side through the lower portion of the silencer, and

the guide surface and the shielding surface are provided to be offset from each other in a vehicle front-rear direction,

wherein the shielding surface is formed in an inclined form in which the shielding surface is positioned closer to a vehicle front side as the shielding surface approaches a lower side, and

the guide surface is formed in an inclined form in which the guide surface is positioned closer to a vehicle rear side as the guide surface approaches the lower side,

wherein the blow-out hole is formed between the shielding surface and the guide surface, and

wherein the blow-out hole is formed in a slit shape long in the vehicle width direction in a vehicle-width-direction central portion of the shield.

2. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the shield is provided on a front side of a lower piece portion that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction on a lower wall portion of the rear bumper.

3. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship between an inclination angle θ1 of the shielding surface with respect to a virtual vertical line and an inclination angle θ2 of the guide surface with respect to the virtual vertical line is θ1≤θ2.

4. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein a relationship between an inclination angle θ1 of the shielding surface with respect to a virtual vertical line and an inclination angle θ2 of the guide surface with respect to the virtual vertical line is θ1≤θ2.

5. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

6. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

7. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein the blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

8. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

9. A lower vehicle-body structure of a vehicle, the lower vehicle-body structure comprising a silencer transversely disposed on a lower front side of a rear bumper so as to extend in a vehicle width direction, wherein:

a shield is provided between the rear bumper and the silencer;

the shield is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction to overlap with at least a rear vertical wall of the silencer in an up-down direction in vehicle rear view; and

the shield is provided with a guider that guides underfloor traveling air downward, the underfloor traveling air flowing to a rear side through a lower portion of the silencer,

wherein the shield includes:

a shielding surface that overlaps with at least the rear vertical wall of the silencer in the up-down direction in vehicle rear view; and

a guide surface that is positioned on a front side of the shielding surface and guides the underfloor traveling air downward, the underfloor traveling air flowing to the rear side through the lower portion of the silencer, and

the guide surface and the shielding surface are provided to be offset from each other in a vehicle front-rear direction, and

wherein the shielding surface is formed in an inclined form in which the shielding surface is positioned closer to a vehicle front side as the shielding surface approaches a lower side, and

the guide surface is formed in an inclined form in which the guide surface is positioned closer to a vehicle rear side as the guide surface approaches the lower side, and

wherein a plurality of ribs that connect the guide surface and the shielding surface to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction are formed across an entire region in a vehicle width direction between the guide surface and the shielding surface in which the guide surface and the shielding surface are provided to be offset from each other in the vehicle front-rear direction, each of the plurality of ribs having a plate shape.

10. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the shield is provided on a front side of a lower piece portion that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction on a lower wall portion of the rear bumper.

11. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein a relationship between an inclination angle θ1 of the shielding surface with respect to a virtual vertical line and an inclination angle θ2 of the guide surface with respect to the virtual vertical line is θ1≤θ2.

12. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein a relationship between an inclination angle θ1 of the shielding surface with respect to a virtual vertical line and an inclination angle θ2 of the guide surface with respect to the virtual vertical line is θ1≤θ2.

13. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein a blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

14. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein a blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

15. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

16. The lower vehicle-body structure of the vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the blowout hole is between a lower end of the shielding surface and a lower end of the guide surface, and is formed at a bottom of the shield.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2022
From: MIZOKANE, MICHIYA; IKAWA, YUKI; ARAI, TOMOMU; SATO, SHOTA
To: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060853/0615 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-143661 · Sep 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230076914A1 · Mar 9, 2023
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