Disclosed is a vehicular roof rack that is adapted for reducing wind noise. It includes left and right pedestals for attachment to the vehicle and extending above a roof of the vehicle. It further includes an elongated crossbar extending between the left and right pedestals and above the roof of the vehicle, the crossbar having a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a profile along substantially all of its length, the profile including a smoothly curved envelope with no outwardly protruding portions extending outside of the smoothly curved envelope and with at least one step-down groove that is inside of the smoothly curved envelope and located nearer to the leading edge of the crossbar than to the trailing edge. The step-down groove may be on the top, the bottom, or both sides of the crossbar. The pedestals may include step-down grooves that substantially align with the step-down groove of the crossbar.


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    Title :

    VEHICULAR ROOF RACK WITH NOISE REDUCING CROSSBAR PROFILE


    Contributors:
    ISODA YUKIO (author)

    Publication date :

    2018-03-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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