The fairing assembly uses inflatable wall panels that automatically deploy and retract at certain speeds to provide sturdy, light-weight aerodynamic fairings, which cover and enclose the space between the tractor truck and connected trailers to improve the aerodynamics of the tractor-trailers. The fairing assembly uses a module design and includes two or more panel units, a blower/vacuum and an electronic controller. Each panel unit includes a panel housing and an inflatable wall panel, which inflates and deflates to deploy and retract from its housing. The controller actuates the blower/vacuum to provide a continuous flow of air to the inflatable wall panels during deployment and to draw an air flow from the inflatable wall panels when retracting the panels back into the panel housings.
AERODYNAMIC FAIRING ASSEMBLY FOR TRACTOR-TRAILERS
ENSEMBLE CARENAGE AERODYNAMIQUE POUR ENSEMBLES TRACTEUR/REMORQUE
2015-12-17
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |
APPARATUS FOR REDUCING AERODYNAMIC DRAG ON TRACTOR-TRAILERS
Europäisches Patentamt | 2019
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