Patent ID: 8998293
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B60K,B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A front end structure of an automotive vehicle comprising: a left and a right forward frame rail laterally spaced from one another and extending longitudinally relative to the vehicle; a front bumper beam formed of a high-strength material, supported by and forward of the frame rails, and having a centrally-located air intake opening; a lower valence extending downward and rearward from the bumper beam to define a lower opening rearward of the lower valance and forward of an air-receiving powertrain component; and an airflow control device attached to and extending downward from the frame rails and comprising an upper section having a scoop channel disposed rearward of the bumper beam and oriented to prevent at least a portion of airflow entering the intake opening from passing through the lower opening and direct the airflow toward the air-receiving powertrain component, and a lower section extending downwardly from the upper section and through the lower opening such that a lower edge of the lower section is below a lower extent of the bumper beam, the lower section and the lower valence deflecting airflow passing below the bumper beam away from an underside of the vehicle.