A skirt for an underside of a vehicle includes a barrier (112, Figure 1) extending downwards from an upper surface of the skirt and a rim (118, Figure 1) at a lower end of the barrier, so that the barrier allows relative movement between the rim and the upper surface. An actuation mechanism 500 controls a height of the rim above a ground surface on which the vehicle is disposed. The actuation mechanism includes an actuator 504 causing motion along a first axis 506 in a first plane substantially parallel to the upper surface of the skirt, and a converting mechanism 510 connected between actuator 504 and the rim to convert motion along the first axis into a motion of the rim along a second axis 524 substantially perpendicular to the first plane and extending towards the ground surface. The actuation mechanism can thus be used to raise and lower the rim relative to the ground surface.
Vehicle skirt
2022-12-28
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |