发明名称 Ground vehicle wing
摘要 A method and apparatus for improving a ground vehicle's fuel economy.
申请公布号 US8757700(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.06.24
申请号 US201113179293 申请日期 2011.07.08
申请人 发明人 Hicks Stewart
分类号 B62D35/00 主分类号 B62D35/00
代理机构 代理人 Moore Susanne M
主权项 1. An aerodynamic device for increasing a ground vehicle's fuel efficiency, the device comprising: a wing supported above an occupant roof of a ground vehicle, the width of the wing spanning substantially the width of the occupant roof and further having a topside, an underside, a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge, the thickness of the wing decreasing from the leading edge to the trailing edge; one or more legs supporting the wing, the one or more legs having a top end and a bottom end wherein the top end is secured to the wing and the bottom end is secured to the occupant roof, the one or more legs further having an anterior edge and a posterior edge, wherein the anterior edge is longer from the top end to the bottom end than the posterior edge, such that the rounded leading edge of the wing is vertically higher than the trailing edge of the wing, causing the wing to be angled downward.
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