Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
Splash shield for automobile having vertical walls and shielding member therefor
A splash shield for an automobile which is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle panel of the automobile, wherein the splash shield is adapted to be conform to the vehicle panel and to cover a tire, the splash shield comprises: at least two divided portions which are arranged in a front-rear direction of the automobile; a hinge which pivotably connects the divided portions to each other; at least two vertical walls which are formed on edges of the at least two divided portions and extend in a direction that is away from a rotation center of the tire, wherein two vertical walls from among the at least two vertical walls are formed on the edges of two divided portions from among the at least two divided portions, respectively, the two divided portions being adjacent to each other, and wherein the two vertical walls are arranged adjacent to each other on both sides of a gap that is located at a position that corresponds to the hinge, respectively; and a shielding member for covering the gap, the shielding member being fixed to at least one of the two vertical walls.
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Hayashi Telempu Co., Ltd.
B B
B62D B62D
inventional inventional
Shigeki Hideki
Watanabe Sugiyama