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Granted Patent B2
US 12,196,118 · App. 18/265,018 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Motor vehicle having a rear apron

Inventors: Wolfram Enke (Meissen, DE); Jens Jungmann (Pliening, DE); Sven Klussmann (Eichenau, DE); Stefan Kurz (Unterwittelsbach, DE); Thomas Moseler (Landshut, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
F01N3/055B60K11/08B60K13/04F01N2260/022F01N2340/04
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Patent No.
US 12,196,118
App. No.
18/265,018
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exhaust system has at least one exhaust tailpipe which is led through a rear apron of the motor vehicle. The drive train of the vehicle has a rear axle. An air duct is provided in a rear region, which air duct supplies exterior air to the at least one exhaust tailpipe at least in sections. The rear axle has at least one rear axle cover at least in sections. An air inlet opening of the air duct is arranged behind the rear axle cover in a travel direction of the motor vehicle. As a result of the design of the motor vehicle, the rear apron is protected from impingement by hot exhaust gases.

Claims (14)

1. A motor vehicle having a drive train and an exhaust gas system with at least one exhaust gas end pipe, comprising:

a rear apron through which the at least one gas end pipe is guided;

an air guiding channel in a rear region of the motor vehicle, the air guiding channel supplying exterior air to the at least one exhaust gas end pipe at least partially;

a rear axle cover of a rear axle of the drive train,

wherein an air inlet opening of the air guiding channel is arranged in a travel direction of the motor vehicle behind the rear axle cover.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a geodetically lower portion of the air guiding channel is arranged with respect to a standing surface of the motor vehicle at a height of the rear axle cover or lower.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the air inlet opening of the air guiding channel is spaced apart from the rear axle cover by between 1 mm and 500 mm.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the air inlet opening of the air guiding channel has a flow cross section between 100 mm 2 and 1,000,000 mm 2 .

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a thermal insulation arranged in a region of the at least one exhaust gas end pipe between the exhaust gas end pipe and an inner rear region of the motor vehicle.

6. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear axle cover extends over at least one chassis component.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the rear axle cover has, at an outer side thereof, a form of a flow guiding element.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the rear axle cover is formed spherically or cylindrically in a downward direction.

9. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the air guiding channel has a flow cross section which is round, oval, angular or which changes in cross section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2023
From: ENKE, WOLFRAM; JUNGMANN, JENS; KLUSSMANN, SVEN; KURZ, STEFAN; MOSELER, THOMAS
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 063842/0319 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 102 413.7 · Feb 3, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240026807A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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