US Patent 10562468 Wheel house with a wheel house cover

A wheel house cover (2) for a wheel house (1) of a motor vehicle (4) has a basic body (13) defining a segment of a circular ring with an outer side (14) and an inner side (15). The wheel house cover (2) is fastened to a body sheet (5) so that the outer side (14) is visible. The rear side (15) of the wheel house cover (2) has fastening crosspieces (16) each of which has a fastening opening (8, 17) and a fastening protrusion (18). The fastening opening (8, 17) receives a fastening element (10) to achieve interlocking connection of the wheel house cover (2) to the body sheet (5). The fastening protrusion (18) engages in a positioning opening (9, 19) of the body sheet (5) to position the wheel house cover (2) relative to the body sheet (5).