| 摘要 |
<p>A spray-suppressant flap (12;150) for use behind the wheels of a highway vehicle has a centrally located area (40;162) including forwardly protruding laterally-extending ribs or bars (42;164) and laterally outwardly located vertically-extending areas (44;206) including small forwardly protruding members (46;192) arranged so as to divert liquid flowing laterally from the channels between the bars (42;164) to flow downwardly. In one variation of the invention the bars (42;164) are upwardly convexly arcuate. The area (40;162) including the bars (42;164) may extend from top to bottom, or only in an upper portion of the flap. Ridges (168) may be provided between the bars (164) to deflect spray toward forwardly-extending surfaces of the bars. An upper marginal portion (122;154) of the flap may be of dovetail section so as to fit in a V-shaped downwardly-open channel (124) to mount the flap. The pattern of projections may be used for side skirts as well.</p> |
