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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);

Inventors:

Troy Wilford-Hunt, Mount Bethel, PA (US);

James John Alexander Dowle, Laguna Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/20 (2006.01); B60B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 7/20 (2013.01); B60B 7/04 (2013.01); B60B 2900/1216 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to apparatus for covering wheel components, and related wheel modules and vehicles. In one or more embodiments, a wheel module includes a wheel component including a plurality of wheel openings, and a cover frame. The cover frame includes a plurality of openings, and a plurality of divider sections at least partially dividing the plurality of openings. The wheel module includes an actuation system configured to rotationally drive the cover frame relative to the wheel component in response to centrifugal force to at least partially cover the wheel opening. The wheel module includes a retraction spring configured to bias the cover frame to rotationally drive the cover frame relative to the wheel component to at least partially uncover the wheel openings.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wilford-Hunt, Troy. (2026). Movable wheel cover apparatus and related actuation systems for aerodynamic efficiencies (U.S. Patent No. 12703200). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12703200

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