GB2302070A - Spray reducing wheelarch - Google Patents

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GB2302070A
GB2302070A GB9508555A GB9508555A GB2302070A GB 2302070 A GB2302070 A GB 2302070A GB 9508555 A GB9508555 A GB 9508555A GB 9508555 A GB9508555 A GB 9508555A GB 2302070 A GB2302070 A GB 2302070A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
    • B62D25/08—Front or rear portions
    • B62D25/16—Mud-guards or wings; Wheel cover panels
    • B62D25/168—Mud guards for utility vehicles

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Water picked up on the surface of a wheel (f) is thrown clear of the wheel onto the inner skin (a) of the wheelarch. The water enters the cavity (c) between the inner and outer skins(a,b) through the perforations (g) and drains to the lowest points or reservoirs (d). The collected water drains from the reservoirs through the discharge outlets (e).

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1. Description 1.1. This invention relates to a spray reducing wheelarch.
1.2. The Present Situation.
1.2.1. Generally, vehicles using the roads are required by law to have a wheelarch or mudguard to shroud the wheels.
1.2.2. When running on a Net road most tyred vehicles will pick-up water on the tyre surfaces. This water will tend to be thrown off the tre by centripedal force generated by the spinning action cf the wheel.
1.2.3. Most current designs of wheelarch inhibit the water picked up on the surface of t tyre fre being thrown into the air but do not make specific provision for collecting the water or, in many cases, controlling it beyond the point at which it has struck the inside surface of the wheelarch.
1.2.4. As a result, much cf the water picked up from a et road surface will be emitted from various locations around the wheelarch perimeter in the form of 'spray'.
1.2.5. The spray from a vehicle's wheelarches is known to reduce visibility of other road users. As such, it becomes a safety hazard for other road users, particularly those behind te vehicle or passing in the other direction. Furthermore, much of the water emitted as spray will fall back on to the road surface in the path of other traffic. In this way, it continues to be a hazard both by forming puddles and as spray thrown-up by successive vehicles.
1.3. The Invention.
1.3.1. According to the present invention there is provided a wheelarch comprising an inner and an outer skin with a cavity rormed between them.
1.3.2. The inner skin is perforated and sped to permit water droplets thrown clear of the wheel to enter the cavity.
There upon the water drains to collection point or Reservoir.
1.3.3. The complete wheelarch assembly may be a unit separate to the body shell of a vehicle or be constructed partly r completely monocoque within a vehicle body shell.
1.3.4. The specific principles and relative theories of the invention will now be described by way of an example, with reference to the accompanying drawing. ReC: 931/1.
igure 1: Shows a side view of a wheel with the wheelarch surrounding its upper half.
The wheelarch is sectioned to show the interior.
Figure 2: Shows a cross section through the upper porticn cf the wheel and wheelarch.
1.3.4.1. A wheelarch, comprising an inner skin(a) and outer skin(b) with a cavity between(c), is situated around the upper portion of a wheel(f).
1.3.4.2. Water droplets emitted from the surface of a spinning wheel(h) strike the inner skin of the wheelarch unit(a). Perforations(g) permit the water droplets to enter the cavity(c).
1.3.4.3. Once in the Cavity, the water will drain by gravity cr under the influence of the pressure generated 5 the spinning wheel within the wheelarch to a collection point or Reservoir(d) where it outfalls under control through an orifice or Discharge Outlet(e).
1.3.4.4. The discharge 0 the collected water is at low level on the verge side of the vehicle, away from the cen-re of the carriageway and ct of the path =01 lowing vehicles.
1.3.4.4. Dy coupling more than one wheelarch unit together with a pipe, the water collected from multiple vehicle wheels can be collected and ejected at a single locaticn.

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  1. 2 The Claims.
    2.1. The Spray Reducing Wheelarch controls the water emitted from a spinning vehicle wheel.
    2.2. The Spray Reducing Wheelarch collects water emitted from a spinning vehicle wheel.
    2.3. The Spray Reducing Wheeiarch consists cf an Inner and outer skin with a cavity fcrmed between.
    2.4. The pray Reducing Wheelarch allows the water collected to flow to a point low on the nearside of the vehicle.
  2. 2.7. A Spray Reducing Wheelarch substantially described herein with reference to drawing 931/1.
    2.5. The Spray Reducing Wheelarch discharges the water collected through an orifice in a controlled manner.
    The 7;.e Spray Reducing Wheelarch may be formed as a separate unit or integral within a vehicle's bodyshell.
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2335897A (en) * 1998-04-02 1999-10-06 Ponnampalam Shanmugaratnam Vehicle wheel guard
WO2010030447A1 (en) * 2008-09-11 2010-03-18 Solutia Incorporated Mud wing having directional spray suppression

Citations (6)

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GB2014525A (en) * 1978-02-14 1979-08-30 Begg Cousland & Co Ltd Water spray suppressing mud guard for a motor vehicle
GB1584453A (en) * 1978-02-22 1981-02-11 Irving J Mud flaps
GB2139974A (en) * 1983-05-13 1984-11-21 Maurice Goodall Vehicle spray-inhibiting means
GB2191160A (en) * 1986-05-30 1987-12-09 Neville Charrold Ltd Motor vehicle mud wings
GB2198696A (en) * 1986-12-17 1988-06-22 Ray Jones Vehicle spray suppressor
GB2229689A (en) * 1989-03-29 1990-10-03 John Anthony Downes Spray reducing wheel guard

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2014525A (en) * 1978-02-14 1979-08-30 Begg Cousland & Co Ltd Water spray suppressing mud guard for a motor vehicle
GB1584453A (en) * 1978-02-22 1981-02-11 Irving J Mud flaps
GB2139974A (en) * 1983-05-13 1984-11-21 Maurice Goodall Vehicle spray-inhibiting means
GB2191160A (en) * 1986-05-30 1987-12-09 Neville Charrold Ltd Motor vehicle mud wings
GB2198696A (en) * 1986-12-17 1988-06-22 Ray Jones Vehicle spray suppressor
GB2229689A (en) * 1989-03-29 1990-10-03 John Anthony Downes Spray reducing wheel guard

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2335897A (en) * 1998-04-02 1999-10-06 Ponnampalam Shanmugaratnam Vehicle wheel guard
GB2335897B (en) * 1998-04-02 2002-05-08 Ponnampalam Shanmugaratnam The vehicle spray guard
WO2010030447A1 (en) * 2008-09-11 2010-03-18 Solutia Incorporated Mud wing having directional spray suppression

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