Impact protection device for an underbody-mounted member of a motor vehicle
First Claim
1. An impact protection device for a motor-vehicle member mounted protrudingly beneath the body thereof, comprising:
- a fairing element rigidly connected to at least one structural body element of the motor vehicle located between a rear extremity of the motor vehicle from which an obstacle may appear during a reversing maneuver of the motor vehicle and the motor-vehicle member, which is positioned rearward of a rear axle of the motor vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle, to protect the member from impacts during the reversing maneuver;
the fairing element comprising a lower support surface extending beneath the body substantially between the extremity of the motor vehicle and the motor-vehicle member along a negative incline, such that a low point of the lower support surface is lower than a low point of the motor-vehicle member along a vertical axis of the motor vehicle, the low point being a forward-most part of the fairing element along the longitudinal axis and being positioned to the rear of a rear-most point of the motor-vehicle member along the longitudinal axis.
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Abstract
An impact protection device for a motor-vehicle member mounted protrudingly beneath the body thereof, including a fairing element configured to be rigidly connected to at least one structural body element of the motor vehicle located between one extremity of the motor vehicle from which an obstacle may appear during a maneuver of the motor vehicle and the motor-vehicle member. The fairing element includes a lower support surface extending beneath the body substantially between the extremity of the motor vehicle and the motor-vehicle member along a negative incline, such that the low point of the lower support surface is lower than the low point of the motor-vehicle member along a vertical axis of the motor vehicle.
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10 Claims
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1. An impact protection device for a motor-vehicle member mounted protrudingly beneath the body thereof, comprising:
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a fairing element rigidly connected to at least one structural body element of the motor vehicle located between a rear extremity of the motor vehicle from which an obstacle may appear during a reversing maneuver of the motor vehicle and the motor-vehicle member, which is positioned rearward of a rear axle of the motor vehicle along a longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle, to protect the member from impacts during the reversing maneuver; the fairing element comprising a lower support surface extending beneath the body substantially between the extremity of the motor vehicle and the motor-vehicle member along a negative incline, such that a low point of the lower support surface is lower than a low point of the motor-vehicle member along a vertical axis of the motor vehicle, the low point being a forward-most part of the fairing element along the longitudinal axis and being positioned to the rear of a rear-most point of the motor-vehicle member along the longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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