A mud flap for a wheeled vehicle includes an upper mounting portion and an extended protection portion. The extended protection portion includes at least two areas with slotted air flow openings. An upper slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. A lower slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. The slots in the upper slot area have heights that are greater than the heights of slots in the lower slot area. In some embodiments, a middle slot area is positioned between the upper slot area and the lower slot area. The slots in the middle slot area have different heights in different rows. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the slots in the upper slot area is replaced with diagonal mounting features.
AERODYNAMIC MUD FLAP FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
AERODYNAMISCHE SCHMUTZKLAPPE FÜR KRAFTFAHRZEUG
BAVETTE GARDE-BOUE AÉRODYNAMIQUE POUR VÉHICULE À MOTEUR
2023-11-22
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
DISENGAGING MEMBER FOR RETRACTABLE AERODYNAMIC FLAP OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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