Patent ID: 8276973

Claim:
An airflow deflector apparatus for a vehicle that protrudes downward from a vehicle body in front of a wheel housing that houses a wheel, the airflow deflector apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a flap portion having a front surface portion extending substantially in a lateral direction of a vehicle and a vertical direction and provided in front of the wheel housing at either one of a right side and a left side of the vehicle in a moving direction of the vehicle; and a protrusion portion that protrudes toward a front of the vehicle from the front surface portion of the flap portion, the protrusion portion being formed so as to have a shape that tapers toward a protrusion end portion thereof, wherein the front surface portion has a central portion and a peripheral portion that surrounds the central portion, the protrusion portion protrudes from the central portion and is surrounded by the peripheral portion, and the front surface portion of the flap portion, when the vehicle is running, changes a moving direction of airflow that flows along a surface of the protrusion portion into a direction away from components that are disposed rearward.