Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle with underbody and wheels mounted in wheelhouses which are guided on wheel guide elements coupled to the body, functional elements being mounted in the area of wheel dishes opening inward, and with wheel spoilers mounted on the underbody in front of the wheels in the direction of travel, for the sake of better deflection of environmental influences such as dirt particles, moisture, etc the wheel spoilers of at least one wheel axle per wheel ending in a structurally simple configuration in a deflecting strip extending more or less vertically downward, the deflecting strips being extended continuously inward and rearward at least to the vertical central plane of the wheels extending through the axes of rotation of the wheels.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 27, 2003
Date of Patent:
April 13, 2004
Assignee:
Audi AG
Inventors:
Hartmut Steinicke, Helmut Sponer, Martin Angel
Abstract: A fairing assembly system and method are provided. The fairing assembly includes a fairing, and a fairing support formed of an integral piece of material including a crossbar mount adapted to receive a crossbar, and a fairing mount adapted to support the fairing. The crossbar mount may include a clip, and the fairing mount may include a fastener configured to secure the fairing to the fairing mount.
Inventors:
Josefa D. Bulaquena, Michael D. Bulaquena, deceased, by Elizabeth F. Bulaquena, legal representative, by Margarita Cecilda Bulaquena Rillera, legal representative