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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2023
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Un-Tae Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Gyeong-Min Hwang, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignees:

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;

KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A variable wheel arch garnish assembly includes a wheel arch garnish mounted on an outer surface of a wheel arch which surrounds a wheel and is connected to a vehicle body, and a flap rotatably coupled to an outer surface of the wheel arch garnish, wherein, when the flap is rotated and controlled to be opened in a side direction of the vehicle, the flap changes a direction of an air flow from a front side of the vehicle. It is possible to improve fuel efficiency by improving aerodynamic performance while maintaining a masculine design.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kim, Un-Tae. (2026). Variable wheel arch garnish and control method thereof (U.S. Patent No. 12545194). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12545194

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