Patent ID: 8025132
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: B60L,F16D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A system for capturing pollutants from a wheel well opening of a vehicle, comprising: a wheel well structure between a wheel well opening and a filter, said wheel well structure having a plurality of surface openings, wherein the surface openings are exposed to pollutants in the wheel well opening; an air channel defined by said filter and a wheel well, said air channel being disposed behind said plurality of openings, said air channel comprising an air intake port and an air outlet port, and said air channel generating a first air flow in the resulting second air flow in the surface openings and caused by the first air flow to move pollutants in the wheel well through said plurality of openings and towards the air channel when the vehicle is moving forward; said filter being positioned between said air channel and said plurality of openings, wherein said filter comprises a first surface disposed along said air channel and exposed to said air channel, and a second surface disposed proximate to the plurality of openings so that at least a portion of pollutants moving through said plurality of openings towards said air channel are captured by said filter.