Ribbed aerodynamic skirt panel and assembly thereof
US11760426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/82
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aerodynamic skirt assembly is described therein, the aerodynamic skirt assembly comprising a ribbed skirt panel with at least one rib associated with the ribbed skirt panel to alter mechanical properties of the ribbed skirt panel, wherein the rib is providing a longitudinal stiffness of a thinner ribbed skirt panel that is comparable to a thicker non-ribbed skirt panel while allowing momentarily elastic deformation of the ribbed skirt panel when the ribbed skirt panel is contacting a foreign object while returning automatically to a non-deformed configuration when the ribbed skirt panel is not contacting the foreign object.
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