发明名称 |
Aerodynamic structures secured to the underbody of cargo bodies |
摘要 |
An aerodynamic underbody fairing or “skirt” that is attached to the rear wheels or “bogeys” of a truck cargo body which typically can be slidably adjusted forward and aft along the cargo body. The various embodiments allow for a skirt that attaches to the bogeys of a truck cargo body and extends rearward to the rear plane of the trailer, and is of a retractable nature to allow for slidable adjustment of bogeys forward and aft along the cargo body for the purpose of continuing streamlined flow along the side of a truck cargo body already equipped with a side skirt forward of the bogeys. In the various embodiments of the invention, the retractable nature of the invention allows for a continuous skirt surface in-plane with the side of the truck cargo body extending from the bogeys to the rear plane of the truck cargo body, regardless of bogey position. |
申请公布号 |
US9440689(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.09.13 |
申请号 |
US201414455620 |
申请日期 |
2014.08.08 |
申请人 |
STEMCO LP |
发明人 |
Smith Andrew F.;Niemiec Jared A.;Hinricher Court S.;Polidori Michael W.;Grossmann Jeffrey J. |
分类号 |
B62D35/02;B62D35/00 |
主分类号 |
B62D35/02 |
代理机构 |
Perkins Coie LLP |
代理人 |
Perkins Coie LLP |
主权项 |
1. An aerodynamic structure comprising:
a first panel secured to an underbody of a cargo body and at least partially rearward of a wheel assembly, the first panel defining a first panel leading edge proximal to the wheel assembly and a first panel trailing edge distal to the wheel assembly such that the first panel leading edge is secured adjacent to a first side of the cargo body; and a second panel secured to the underbody of the cargo body and at least partially rearward of the wheel assembly, the second panel defining a second panel leading edge proximal to the wheel assembly and a second panel trailing edge distal to the wheel assembly such that the second panel leading edge is secured adjacent to a second side of the cargo body that is opposed to the first side of the cargo body,
wherein the wheel assembly is positionable in at least one of a first position and a second position such that, a first distance between the first panel trailing edge and the second panel trailing edge in the first position is greater than a second distance between the first panel trailing edge and the second panel trailing edge in the second position, andwherein the first panel and the second panel each have a substantially fixed length. |
地址 |
Charlotte NC US |