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Apparatus for improving the aerodynamics on a commercial vehicle

US11254374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Magna Exteriors Inc. · DE

Inventors

Peter G. Diehl
Robert Mohr · Waiblingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2020
Grant date	Feb 22, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 1, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/82
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention exhibits an apparatus for improving the aerodynamics of a commercial vehicle having a cab with doors and below-situated footboards for climbing in and out, and having a front panel in which air inlets are present, wherein the air inlets are connected, via air ducts in or on the panel, to the front wheel case of the commercial vehicle and to an air outlet, wherein the at least one footboard of the cab can be folded away and has at least one through-flow region in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

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