AIR GUIDE FOR A VEHICLE FRONT STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. An air guide for a vehicle front structure, the air guide is mountable on the vehicle front structure and is configured to redirect an incoming air flow towards a cooling device of the vehicle, the air guide comprising:
- a frame portion comprising a fixation portion having mounting elements for mechanical fixation to a vehicle structure when mounted for use, the frame portion is adapted to reinforce the air guide and define the general shape of the air guide, andan air guide material, wherein the frame portion is over-molded with the air-guide material, wherein the stiffness of the frame portion is higher than the stiffness of the air guide material.
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Abstract
An air guide for a vehicle front structure, the air guide is mountable on the vehicle front structure and is configured to redirect an incoming air flow towards a cooling device of the vehicle, the air guide including: a frame portion including a fixation portion having mounting elements for mechanical fixation to a vehicle structure when mounted for use, the frame portion is adapted to reinforce the air guide and define the general shape of the air guide, an air guide material, wherein the frame portion is over-molded with the air-guide material, wherein the stiffness of the frame portion is higher than the stiffness of the air guide material.
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14 Claims
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1. An air guide for a vehicle front structure, the air guide is mountable on the vehicle front structure and is configured to redirect an incoming air flow towards a cooling device of the vehicle, the air guide comprising:
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a frame portion comprising a fixation portion having mounting elements for mechanical fixation to a vehicle structure when mounted for use, the frame portion is adapted to reinforce the air guide and define the general shape of the air guide, and an air guide material, wherein the frame portion is over-molded with the air-guide material, wherein the stiffness of the frame portion is higher than the stiffness of the air guide material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for manufacturing an air guide configured to redirect an incoming air flow towards a cooling device of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a frame portion comprising a fixation portion having mounting elements for mechanical fixation to a vehicle part when mounted for use, the frame portion is adapted to reinforce the air guide and define the general shape of the air guide, and over-molding the frame portion with an air guide material, wherein the stiffness of the frame portion is higher than the stiffness of the air guide material. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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