Patents by Inventor Daniel ENGFER

Daniel ENGFER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9969367
    Abstract: An air-guiding arrangement is provided for a vehicle. The air-guiding arrangement is arranged in the region in front of a vehicle wheel which is functionally connected to a braking system. At least one air-guiding body is positioned in front of the vehicle wheel and protrudes downwards from an underbody covering part in the direction of the roadway, and at least one duct is positioned in the air-guiding body or on that side of the air-guiding body which faces away from the outside of the vehicle, and is designed to guide incoming travel air in the direction of the braking system. The air-guiding body has a first retaining lip which is arranged between the air-guiding body and the vehicle wheel and which protrudes downward over the air-guiding body in the direction of the roadway. A second retaining lip is provided on that side of the at least one duct which faces away from the outside of the vehicle such that the at least one duct has a gap between the first retaining lip and the second retaining lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Daniel Engfer
  • Publication number: 20170144636
    Abstract: An air-guiding arrangement is provided for a vehicle. The air-guiding arrangement is arranged in the region in front of a vehicle wheel which is functionally connected to a braking system. At least one air-guiding body is positioned in front of the vehicle wheel and protrudes downwards from an underbody covering part in the direction of the roadway, and at least one duct is positioned in the air-guiding body or on that side of the air-guiding body which faces away from the outside of the vehicle, and is designed to guide incoming travel air in the direction of the braking system. The air-guiding body has a first retaining lip which is arranged between the air-guiding body and the vehicle wheel and which protrudes downward over the air-guiding body in the direction of the roadway. A second retaining lip is provided on that side of the at least one duct which faces away from the outside of the vehicle such that the at least one duct has a gap between the first retaining lip and the second retaining lip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas SCHMIDT, Daniel ENGFER