Drag reduction fairing
US7784737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D47/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle including a body having an exterior surface and a protrusion extending outward from the surface. The vehicle further includes a fairing mounted on the surface directly adjacent and behind the protrusion. The fairing has a forward end, an aft end opposite the forward end, and opposing sides extending between the forward end and the aft end. The opposing sides become progressively closer together from the forward end to the aft end so that the bracket has a tapered shape.
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