Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aerodynamic wheels for a bi-directional vehicle
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Application No.: US15968403Application Date: 2018-05-01
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Publication No.: US10821776B1Publication Date: 2020-11-03
- Inventor: Christopher William Labadie , Timothy David Kentley-Klay
- Applicant: Zoox, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Foster City
- Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Zoox, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Foster City
- Agency: Lee & Hayes, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60B19/10
- IPC: B60B19/10 ; B60B3/10 ; F16D65/807 ; F16D65/847

Abstract:
An arrangement of wheels for a bi-directional vehicle may decrease the drag coefficient for the vehicle regardless of a direction of travel of the vehicle. A pair of wheels, each wheel of the pair having a configuration of fins to promote a desired aerodynamic effect, when located at a leading end of the vehicle promotes airflow laterally outboard of the vehicle body. In contrast, the same pair of wheels, when located at a trailing end of the vehicle promotes airflow laterally inboard of the vehicle body.
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