Patent ID: 8365883

Claim:
A splash guard mechanism for a vehicle, mounted on a brake system stored in a concave portion provided on each wheel for preventing entry of mud from the outside into the brake system, the splash guard mechanism comprising: a substantially disc-shaped plate portion covering the brake system to close the concave portion; a first cutout portion formed by cutting out a lower portion of the plate portion; and a grass removal portion extending from the plate portion toward a vehicle center, wherein the grass removal portion is formed in a substantially triangular shape and includes an apex protruding toward the vehicle center in a plan view at the forward most part of the first cutout portion, wherein the substantially triangular-shaped grass removal portion has a surface that extends in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the plate portion, and the surface is bounded by: a first side extending along a lower edge of the plate portion, a rear oblique side extending obliquely rearwardly from the apex to a rear end of the first side and overlapping with a vehicle front portion of the first cutout portion, and a front oblique side extending obliquely forward from the apex to a front end of the first side, wherein a steep oblique portion having a sharp inclination is provided in the vicinity of the apex on the front oblique side of the substantially triangular shape, and a leading edge of the front oblique side is bent downwardly.