Title:
WHEEL-WELL CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/073276
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The invention concerns a wheel-well closure system (10) for a motor vehicle (1), having a wheel-arch (2) delimiting a wheel-well (3) and a wheel (4) mounted in the wheel-well (3), the system (10) comprising: a support structure (20) connected to the wheel-arch (2); and a cover connected to the support structure (20) and covering the wheel-well (3); wherein the cover is made of a flexible material and is secured to the wheel arch (2); wherein the system (10) comprises a continuous annular part secured to the wheel (4) facing the cover and rotating with the wheel (4) about a horizontal axis (X4); and wherein the support structure (20) comprises an arm (22) extending radially in front of the continuous annular part and against the cover, a steering movement of the wheel (4) about a vertical axis (Y4) causing the continuous annular to push the support structure (20) and stretch the cover outside the wheel-well (3).
Inventors:
BALLARIN PAOLO (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2017/001423
Publication Date:
March 19, 2020
Filing Date:
October 13, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VOLVO TRUCK CORP (SE)
International Classes:
B62D25/16; B62D35/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
CABINET GERMAIN & MAUREAU (FR)
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