Patent ID: 11891121
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A wheel casing for a vehicle having a wheel assembly including a wheel and a tire, the wheel casing comprising:
a body portion positionable adjacent an inboard surface of the tire; and
a brake cooling duct defining a closed air passageway having an air inlet opening on one end of the brake cooling duct and an air outlet opening on an opposing end of the brake cooling duct;
wherein the air inlet opening is disposed substantially vertically aligned below the air outlet opening; and
wherein the air outlet opening is in fluid communication with a brake system component and the air inlet opening is positionable inboard of the body portion when the body portion is positioned adjacent the inboard surface of the tire, thereby providing cooling air flow through the brake cooling duct to the brake system component when the vehicle is in forward motion.