A vehicle wheel assembly comprises a vehicle wheel having an outboard face with a plurality of windows formed therein and a vehicle wheel cover assembly secured to the vehicle wheel. The wheel cover has a plurality windows formed therein which are configured to be generally aligned with windows of the vehicle wheel. The vehicle wheel cover assembly further including a flap moveably secured in at least one of the windows of the wheel cover. The flap is configured to be movable between an opened position, when an associated speed of a vehicle is at or below a threshold speed, and a closed position, when the associated speed of the vehicle is above the threshold speed.
Active aerodynamic vehicle wheel cover assembly, vehicle wheel assembly including such a vehicle wheel cover assembly and method for producing such a vehicle wheel assembly
2019-12-24
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge |
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