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US 12,187,357 · App. 17/955,470 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Vehicle body lower structure

Inventors: Kenichi Ando (Saitama, JP); Kei Ambo (Saitama, JP); Yoshiteru Hoshida (Tokyo, JP); Yasunari Miyauchi (Tokyo, JP); Yuki Nakamura (Saitama, JP); Hidefumi Nihei (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
B62D35/02F16H2019/0695
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Patent No.
US 12,187,357
App. No.
17/955,470
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a vehicle body lower structure. The vehicle body lower structure includes an airflow guiding plate that is arranged on the vehicle body of a vehicle and is movable between a receiving position covering the lower part of the vehicle body and a deploying position protruding downward. The vehicle body lower structure further includes: a shaft member, which extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle, thereby rotatably connecting the front end of the airflow guiding plate to the vehicle body; a belt member, one end of which is connected to the airflow guiding plate and the other end thereof is connected the vehicle body; and an actuator, which is used to wind the belt member. In addition, the belt member is bent when the airflow guiding plate moves from the deploying position to the receiving position.

Claims (13)

1. A vehicle body lower structure, comprising an airflow guiding plate that is arranged on a vehicle body of a vehicle and is movable between a receiving position covering a lower part of the vehicle body and a deploying position protruding downward, wherein the vehicle body lower structure further comprises:

a shaft member, which extends in a left-right direction of the vehicle, thereby rotatably connecting a front end of the airflow guiding plate to the vehicle body;

a belt member, one end of which is connected to the airflow guiding plate and the other end thereof is connected the vehicle body; and

an actuator, which is used to wind the belt member, and

wherein the belt member is bent when the airflow guiding plate moves from the deploying position to the receiving position.

2. The vehicle body lower structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a driving shaft, which extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and is rotatably provided on the vehicle body,

wherein the driving shaft is arranged parallel to the shaft member and staggered in a front and back direction, and

the actuator drives the driving shaft to rotate to wind the belt member on the driving shaft.

3. The vehicle body lower structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a force applying member, which is arranged on the airflow guiding plate and applies a downward force to the airflow guiding plate.

4. The vehicle body lower structure according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a force applying member, which is arranged on the airflow guiding plate and applies a downward force to the airflow guiding plate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: ANDO, KENICHI; AMBO, KEI; HOSHIDA, YOSHITERU; MIYAUCHI, YASUNARI; NAKAMURA, YUKI; NIHEI, HIDEFUMI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061294/0847 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111166746.6 · Sep 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230094537A1 · Mar 30, 2023
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