US 12,296,895 B2
Vehicle with embossed surface of directionality pattern on lower surface of vehicle body, and under cover member for vehicle
Hiroki Aoyanagi, Tokyo (JP); Hideki Hata, Tokyo (JP); and Masaya Sato, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,539.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-154934 (JP), filed on Sep. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0091761 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 35/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/02 (2013.01) [B62D 25/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A vehicle capable of traveling with an embossed surface of a directionality pattern, the vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body having a lower surface that has a front portion and a rear portion, the vehicle body comprising one or more under cover members disposed on one or both of the front portion and the rear portion, wherein
the embossed surface of the directionality pattern is formed on one or more plane portions of the one or more under cover members, the embossed surface of the directionality pattern being configured to accelerate an airflow along a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle body, and wherein the embossed surface includes a plurality of transversely spaced rib sets with each rib set including a series of ribs arranged as to share a common central axis extending in the fore-and-aft direction.