发明名称 Aerodynamic fairings for cargo enclosures
摘要 A nose fairing for a cargo enclosure may generally include a nose body configured to extend outwardly from a front wall of the enclosure. The nose body may include an upper nose wall, a lower nose wall and a leading edge region extending between the upper and lower nose walls. The upper nose wall may include a concave region that terminates at the leading edge region such that the nose fairing transitions directly from the concave region of the upper nose wall to the leading edge region. The lower nose wall may include a convex region that terminates at the leading edge region such that the nose fairing transitions directly from the convex region of the lower nose wall to the leading edge region. The leading edge region may define a radius of curvature that differs from a radius of curvature of the convex region of the lower nose wall.
申请公布号 US9616945(B1) 申请公布日期 2017.04.11
申请号 US201514868530 申请日期 2015.09.29
申请人 SmartTruck Systems, LLC 发明人 Henderson Michael Lorenzo;Wulff Stephen Alfred
分类号 B62D35/00 主分类号 B62D35/00
代理机构 Dority & Manning, P.A. 代理人 Dority & Manning, P.A.
主权项 1. A cargo enclosure for storing cargo, the cargo enclosure including a front wall, a rear wall and a roof extending between the front and rear walls, the cargo enclosure defining a top edge at the interface between the front wall and the roof, the cargo enclosure further comprising: a nose fairing extending outwardly from the front wall, the nose fairing including an upper nose wall, a lower nose wall and a leading edge region extending between the upper and lower nose walls, the upper nose wall extending away from the front wall at a location at or adjacent to the top edge of the cargo enclosure, wherein the upper nose wall includes a concave region defining a concavely curved surface and an upper convex region defining a convexly curved surface, the concave region terminating at the leading edge region such that the nose fairing transitions directly from the concave region of the upper nose wall to the leading edge region as the nose fairing extends outwardly from the front wall, wherein the lower nose wall includes a convex region defining a convexly curved surface, the convex region terminating at the leading edge region such that the nose fairing transitions directly from the convex region of the lower nose wall to the leading edge region as the nose fairing extends outwardly from the front wall, wherein the leading edge region defines a radius of curvature that differs from a radius of curvature of the convex region of the lower nose wall, wherein the upper nose wall transitions from the upper convex region to the concave region as the nose fairing extends outwardly from the front wall in the direction of the leading edge region.
地址 Greenville SC US