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The invention comprises an air deflection apparatus for a truck of the cab-over engine type of construction having a dual pair of flanges adapted to be mounted to the front face of the truck with the flanges at an acute projecting angle on each side of the radiator on the front face of the truck so

The invention comprises an air deflection apparatus for a truck of the cab-over engine type of construction having a dual pair of flanges adapted to be mounted to the front face of the truck with the flanges at an acute projecting angle on each side of the radiator on the front face of the truck so that the flanges provide a tapered surface on the front face to deflect air off at an angle to the side of the truck. The tapered surfaces provide less resistance to the flow of air against and past the truck during forward movement of the truck than there would be with the conventional front face of such a truck which is perpendicular to the air flow and this thereby increases the efficiency and mileage of the truck by the reduced power required because of there being less air resistance to the truck movement.

대표청구항 ▼

An air deflection apparatus for attachment to a truck having a substantially vertical flat front face with a radiator grill mounted centrally on the front face, a pair of vertically elongated front panels on each side of said radiator grill, each of said elongated panels being movably mounted to one

An air deflection apparatus for attachment to a truck having a substantially vertical flat front face with a radiator grill mounted centrally on the front face, a pair of vertically elongated front panels on each side of said radiator grill, each of said elongated panels being movably mounted to one another along one of their longitudinal edges and movably mounted along their other longitudinal edges to the front face whereby they may be moved to a forward extending position to extend forward from the grill on each side thereof to form separate vertical ridges along vertical axes where the two panels are movably mounted together with the panels diverging rearwardly therefrom and with one of the panels of each pair extending rearwardly and laterally outward from their vertical axis to provide a tapered surface and with its tapered surface providing reduced air resistance to the forward movement of the truck in comparison to the front face, and with the other of said panels on each respective side of the grill diverging rearward with its movable mounting on said front face being adjacent their respective outer edge of the grill.