Title:
VEHICLE FRONT PART STRUCTURE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017165196
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve fuel economy by suppressing air resistance of a vehicle during travel.SOLUTION: An air channel 20 is provided on a portion of a vehicle 10 which is a front side of a wheel house 16, extends in a cross direction of the vehicle 10 and guides travel wind into the wheel house 16. A vehicle front portion of the air channel 20 is a front opening 2002 formed on a front bumper cover 12A, and a vehicle rear portion of the air channel 20 is a rear opening 2004 opened in the wheel house 16. The air channel 20 is configured so that a cross section area thereof becomes gradually larger as going from a front side to a rear side, and a cross section area A1 of the front opening 2002 is smaller than a cross section area A2 of the rear opening 2004 so that flow speed V2 of the travel wind at the rear opening 2004 at predetermined vehicle speed is in a predetermined prescribed range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
Inventors:
KAWAMURA KENICHI
Application Number:
JP2016051035A
Publication Date:
September 21, 2017
Filing Date:
March 15, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP
International Classes:
B62D25/08; B62D37/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shigeru Noda