Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – With distinct wind deflector
Reexamination Certificate
2002-01-16
2003-02-18
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
With distinct wind deflector
C180S903000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06520564
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the automobile accessories, and more particularly to an air flow guiding board which is mounted on the trunk lid of an automobile for stabilizing the body of the automobile in high speed motion.
2. Description of Related Art
As shown in
FIG. 1
, a prior art air flow guiding board
10
is mounted on an automobile trunk lid
11
for stabilizing the body of the automobile which is cruising at a high speed. The conventional air flow guiding boards are generally of a single-piece or dual-piece construction and are either fixed or movable. As shown in
FIG. 2
, a conventional fixed board
10
is mounted securely on a fastening seat
13
of an automobile trunk lid by a plurality of fastening bolts
12
. The fixed board
10
is incapable of a fluttering movement in response to the air flow intensity and is therefore ineffective. As shown in
FIG. 3
, a conventional movable board
101
is pivotally fastened to a fastening seat
13
of an automobile trunk lid such that a front end
14
and a rear end
15
of the board
101
are capable of vibrating in response to the air flow intensity. A spring
16
is mounted between the front end
14
of the board
101
and the fastening seat
13
. In view of the fact that the board
101
is pivoted at the center thereof to the fastening seat
13
, the center serves as a point of support on which the board
101
swivels. The front end
14
and the rear end
15
of the board
101
move up and down. As a result, such a conventional movable board
101
as described above must be of a single-piece construction. An air flow guiding board of the dual-piece construction is formed of a movable board and a fixed board and is apt to bring about an air turbulence.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an automobile air flow guiding board structure which is free of the deficiencies of the prior art air flow guiding boards described above.
In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoing objective of the present invention is achieved by an air flow guiding board structure comprising a fixed board, a movable board, two fastening seats, and two elastic connection members. The fixed board is secured to the fastening seats. The movable board is pivoted to the fixed board in conjunction with the elastic connection members such that one end of the movable board is capable of moving up and down in response to the air flow intensity.
The features and the advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the following detailed description of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Harrison & Egbert
Pape Joseph D.
Yet Chang Mobile Goods Co., Ltd.
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