Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel efficiency of road vehicles
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Application No.: US15622727Application Date: 2017-06-14
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Publication No.: US10239568B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Andrew Bacon
- Applicant: Andrew Bacon
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Priority: GB1304476.3 20130313; GB1306157.7 20130405; GB1306219.5 20130405
- Main IPC: B62D35/00
- IPC: B62D35/00

Abstract:
An aerodynamic unit is configured for attachment onto a roof of a road vehicle, so that air passes over the unit during forward movement of the road vehicle. The unit has a first end for positioning distal to a rear end of a vehicle roof, and a second end for positioning proximal a rear end of a vehicle roof. The unit includes an inclined guide portion which decreases in height in a direction towards the trailing end of the unit. The unit also includes a flow director at or near the leading end of the aerodynamic unit, for directing air flow to the guide portion. The flow director is configured to have a height increasing in a direction from the leading end towards the trailing end. The unit may include vortex generators protruding from the guide portion. A fin may extend along each side of the unit in a direction between the trailing end and the leading end.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170320527A1 FUEL EFFICIENCY OF ROAD VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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