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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2011
Borris Ilse, Mainz, DE;
Boris Jacob, Wiesbaden, DE;
Nicolas Kruse, Mainz, DE;
Ulrich Bauer, Mainz, DE;
Bertrand Bach, Wiesbaden, DE;
Borris Ilse, Mainz, DE;
Boris Jacob, Wiesbaden, DE;
Nicolas Kruse, Mainz, DE;
Ulrich Bauer, Mainz, DE;
Bertrand Bach, Wiesbaden, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fastback for a passenger car is provided with a roof profile and a floor profile in the tail region. The roof profile initially descends from a highest profile point and the floor profile initially ascends from a lowest profile point in a rear axle region. The tail region forms an aerodynamic diffusor having a floor diffusor and roof diffusor. For this purpose, the roof profile features an S-shaped upward curvature toward an upper tail break-away edge and the floor profile features an S-shaped downward curvature toward a lower tail break-away edge. Due to the roof profile and the floor profile, the tail region of the passenger car has a shape with a fish-like profile.