This front assembly of a motor vehicle includes a bumper skin defining an outer surface that is visible from the outside and having at least one opening formed in the outer surface. The front assembly also includes a shutter for selectively closing and releasing the opening, at least partially. The shutter includes a flexible flap having a fixed portion relative to the bumper skin and a movable portion relative to the bumper skin, wherein the movable portion is movable between a shuttering position in which the opening is shuttered by the flexible flap and a releasing position in which the opening is released.

A vehicle lower structure includes: an introducing port into which air is introduced, the introducing port being provided to a front part of a vehicle; an air outlet from which the air blows, the air outlet being provided to an underfloor downward of a bumper cover in a vehicle-vertical direction, the bumper cover being located at the front part of the vehicle; and a spat provided frontward in a vehicle-longitudinal direction of a front wheel, the spat including: a front wall protruding from a front edge of the air outlet in the vehicle-longitudinal direction toward a vehicle-downward direction in the vehicle-vertical direction; and a rear wall protruding from a rear edge of air outlet in the vehicle-longitudinal direction toward the vehicle-downward direction, and the spat opening at both sides of the air outlet in a vehicle-width direction.

A bumper assembly includes a bumper cover, a bumper reinforcement beam spaced apart from the bumper cover, and a low speed bumper energy absorber that extends along a front surface of the bumper reinforcement beam between the bumper cover and the bumper reinforcement beam. The low speed bumper energy absorber includes a body portion extending along the front surface of the bumper reinforcement beam, wherein at least a portion of the body portion is space apart from the bumper cover, and one or more air deflectors extending between the body portion and the bumper cover, wherein the one or more air deflectors substantially isolate a portion of the bumper assembly from air leakage through the bumper assembly.

The present invention relates to a closing device (10) for closing an essential component of a vehicle particularly a radiator of a vehicle with at least one closing element (11) for regulating an air inlet to the essential component and a support element (12) for the acceptance of the at least one closing element (11) wherein the closing device (10) comprises at least one deformation element (20) for the absorption of the impact energy at the vehicle.

A mounting structure for a vicinity information detection sensor, comprising: an apron upper member arranged along a vehicle front-and-rear direction at a vehicle width direction outer side of a vehicle front portion; and a vicinity information detection sensor equipped with a detection unit that detects vicinity information of the vehicle, the vicinity information detection sensor being mounted to the apron upper member, directly or via a bracket, such that the detection unit is oriented to the vehicle outer side.

An air guiding system for a vehicle including an air guide duct having at least one air inlet, the air guide duct further having a first air outlet, a second air outlet, and an internal flow splitter. The flow splitter is disposed within the air guide duct such that a first portion of incoming air flows to the first and second air outlets, and a second portion of incoming air flows through the flow splitter. The first air outlet is configured to discharge air into one of the pair of opposing front wheel wells and the second air outlet is configured to discharge air into another of the pair of opposing front wheel wells. A further aspect of the disclosure provides an underbody tray including a plurality of openings configured to allow airflow through the underbody tray, the underbody tray being disposed below the air guide duct.

A grille shutter device includes: a first bumper reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction; and a shutter mechanism that is provided with a plurality of support members extending from the first bumper reinforcement in a direction intersecting with the vehicle width direction, is supported by the plurality of support members, and regulates a flow rate of air which flows into an engine room from a grille.

A front bumper step for a vehicle includes a step portion and a gap seal configured to prevent a flow of air through a gap defined between a front bumper fascia of the vehicle and a front grille assembly of the vehicle. The gap seal may be provided as an integral unit with a step pad portion of the front bumper step portion. The vehicle may include an active grille shutter system, and the front grille assembly may be an upper grille assembly. The gap seal may be fabricated of a flexible material.

A method of making a fascia for an automobile includes providing an article, the article being one of translucent or transparent and applying a deposited pattern onto at least a first portion of a first side of the article. The method further includes forming the article into a shape, the shape being configured to be consonant with a vehicle exterior configuration. A fascia system includes a transparent member mounted on a vehicle, the member having printed matter on one side, and the member being included into a vehicle exterior design. Additionally, the member is oriented in front of an illumination device and is illuminated by the device.

A baffle assembly includes a body, and a vehicle includes a bumper beam and the baffle assembly. The body includes an edge facing outwardly away from the body. A region of the edge includes a plurality of supports spaced from each other. The baffle assembly further includes a seal member secured to the edge of the body. The seal member includes a plurality of protrusions spaced from each other and interleaved with the plurality of supports such that the protrusions and the supports cooperate with each other in an alternating pattern which creates an area configured to absorb energy when a force is applied in the region.