Patent EP-0253989-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ADLER HERMANN
IPC: B62D25/16
Filed: 1987-05-22
Abstract: 1. Mudguard for a passenger vehicle, with - a wheel opening - an opening in the forward region for holding part of a headlamp/blinker unit, in which - the mudguard has at least one shoulder running in the direction of travel, - flanges for attaching further sections and for bolting to the rest of the passenger vehicle body are provided at the edges, - the mudguard (10) is extended further down behind the wheel opening (14), in relation to the direction of travel (12), than in front of the wheel opening, - a first shoulder (16) runs in a horizontal direction in front of the wheel opening (14) and behind the wheel opening (14) at approximately two-thirds of the height between the lower mudguard edge (22) and the vertex (20) of the wheel opening (14), - the wheel opening (14) is extended slightly outwards (38) above the first shoulder (16), and - in the forward region of the mudguard the sheet metal region (56) lying below the first shoulder (16) is recessed inwards and has an attachment hole (60), characterized by the following features, 1. the first shoulder (16) runs at a level approximately halfway between the lower edge (18) of the mudguard and the upper vertex (20) of the wheel opening (14) and in the rear region (24) of the mudguard the first shoulder (16) is formed by a projection (26) and a depression (28) lying below it, 2. in the forward region (30) the soulder (16) is formed by a shallow projection (32) and an inward running step (34) immediately below it, 3. in the forward region (30) of the mudguard below the first shoulder (16) the wheel opening (36) is displaced inwards and forwards relative to the direction of travel, 4. the wheel opening region (14) above the first shoulder (16) lies approximately in the same plane as the projection (26) of the first shoulder (16), 5. four holes (42) forming the corners of a rectangle are provided in the lower region of the part (40) lying below the first shoulder (16) in front of the wheel opening (14), in which in the assembled position of the mudguard (10) the distance from hole centre to hole centre in the horizontal direction is approximately 5 cm and the distance from hole centre to hole centre in the vertical direction is approximately 7 cm, 6. the sheet metal region (40) carrying the holes (42) forming the corners of a rectangle is formed so that projects slightly outwards (46) in relation to the sheet metal region (44) lying in front of it, 7. the sheet metal region (40) carrying the holes (42) forming the corners of a rectangle is bounded at the rear and lower region by a stiffening formation formed as an outward projection (48), a flange (50) with attachment hole (52) being provided at the bottom of this region and a flange (54) which runs inwards towards the displaced section of the wheel opening (14) being provided at the rear of this region, 8. in the forward region (30) of the mudguard (30) the sheet metal region (56) lying below the first shoulder (16) is bent inwards towards the front and terminates in a flange (58) pointing in the direction of travel, 9. another flange (62) with attachment opening (64) is provided in the forward end region of the first shoulder (16), 10. the upper part (68) of the mudguard (10) is extended inwards along a fold (66) along a line running essentially horizontally approximately 11 cm above the upper vertex of the wheel opening (14), in which the opening (70) for holding part of a headlamp/blinker unit has its upper extremity (72) in the forward region approximately at a level with this fold (66), 11. above the fold (66) a second shoulder (74) runs at an acute angle to the fold (66) in the direction of travel and is at a distance of approximately 6 cm from the fold in the forward region (76) and approximately 11 cm from the fold in the rear region (78), 12. the second shoulder (74) is formed by an inward step in the sheet metal in the upward direction, 13. above the second shoulder (74) the region (80) of the mudguard is curved inwards and in the rear region (82) projects inwards to reach the front roof column, 14. in front of the inward projecting region (82) to reach the front roof column the upper edge (84) of the mudguard (10) at the extremity of the region extended inwards at an inclination to the vertical by the curvature terminates in a flange (86) which is folded approximately vertically downwards and which after approximately 2.5 to 3 cm merges via a right-angle fold into a horizontal flange (88), 15. the upper flange (88) has attachment holes (90) which are between 15 and 20 cm apart.