Patent ID: 7810828

Claim:
A splash shield for an automobile which is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle panel of the automobile, wherein said splash shield is adapted to conform to said vehicle panel and to cover a tire, said vehicle panel forming a flange that extends from the vehicle panel toward the tire, said splash shield comprising: at least two divided portions which are arranged in a front-rear direction of the automobile; a hinge which pivotably connects said divided portions to each other; at least two vertical walls which are formed on edges of said at least two divided portions and extend in a direction that is away from a rotation center of the tire, said at least two vertical walls are aligned in the front-rear direction and turn about said flange, wherein two vertical walls from among said at least two vertical walls are formed on said edges of two divided portions from among said at least two divided portions, respectively, said two divided portions being adjacent to each other, and wherein said two vertical walls are arranged adjacent to each other on both sides of a gap that is located at a position that corresponds to said hinge, respectively; and a shielding member for covering said gap, said shielding member being fixed to at least one of said two vertical walls.