Truck fairing

摘要

A truck includes a frame, an operator cab on the frame and a drive axle having a differential. The differential can be connected to a drive shaft. A fairing for directing air flow around the differential is attached to the frame forward of the drive axle and forward of the differential. The fairing can have a non-deflected position and a deflected position.

主权项

1. A truck comprising:
a frame with an operator cab thereon; a drive axle having a differential, the differential connected to a drive shaft; the axle, the differential and the drive shaft being supported on the frame; and a fairing for directing air flow around the differential, the fairing attached to the frame forward of the drive axle and forward of the differential and extending beneath the drive axle and differential, the fairing having a cut-out to permit at least a portion of the drive shaft to pass therethrough wherein the fairing is capable of being in a non-deflected position when the truck is stopped, and being in a deflected position when the truck is moving and encounters air flow or an object, either of which causes the fairing to attain its deflected position.