IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0936684
(2015-11-10)
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등록번호 |
US-9764782
(2017-09-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Breidenbach, Thomas Scott
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Breidenbach, Thomas Scott
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대리인 / 주소 |
Breidenbach, Thomas Scott
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
2 인용 특허 :
15 |
초록
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An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adapted for mounting behind a vehicle. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus includes a side panel, an actuator arrangement, a top panel, and an interconnecting member. The side panel is adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. Th
An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus is adapted for mounting behind a vehicle. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus includes a side panel, an actuator arrangement, a top panel, and an interconnecting member. The side panel is adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The actuator is mounted between the side panel and the vehicle. The top panel is adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position. The interconnecting member is connected between the side panel and the top panel. The interconnecting member coordinates movement between the side and top panels such that they each move together between the deployed positions and the stowed positions, respectively. One or more of the panels may be mounted to a door of the vehicle via deformable hinges and/or deformably mounted hinges and thereby allow the door to open compactly against a side of the vehicle by deforming the panels, the hinges, and/or the mounts of the hinges.
대표청구항
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1. An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus adapted for use adjacent a rear door of a vehicle, the aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus comprising: a panel mounting arrangement including a vehicle attachment, a spring element, and a panel attachment; andan aerodynamic panel attached to the panel mounti
1. An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus adapted for use adjacent a rear door of a vehicle, the aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus comprising: a panel mounting arrangement including a vehicle attachment, a spring element, and a panel attachment; andan aerodynamic panel attached to the panel mounting arrangement at the panel attachment and moveable between a deployed position substantially behind a rear of the vehicle and a compact stowed position substantially alongside a side of the vehicle, the panel mounting arrangement configured at a first configuration when the aerodynamic panel is at the deployed position and the panel mounting arrangement configured at a second configuration when the aerodynamic panel is at the compact stowed position;wherein a distance between the vehicle attachment and the panel attachment of the panel mounting arrangement is changed by deformation of the spring element when the panel mounting arrangement is reconfigured from the first configuration to the second configuration. 2. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the distance is substantially perpendicular to a rear surface of the rear door. 3. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the spring element includes at least a portion of a leaf spring between the vehicle attachment and the panel attachment. 4. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the panel attachment includes a hinge joint. 5. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the distance is substantially perpendicular to a surface of the aerodynamic panel. 6. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the spring element includes a flexure between the vehicle attachment and the panel attachment. 7. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the panel mounting arrangement includes a collapsing linkage between the vehicle attachment and the panel attachment. 8. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 5, wherein the vehicle attachment includes a hinge joint. 9. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spring element is adapted to be compressed when the rear door is opened against the side of the vehicle thereby configuring the panel mounting arrangement at the second configuration. 10. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the aerodynamic panel is a side aerodynamic panel, and wherein the vehicle attachment of the panel mounting arrangement is attached to a door frame of the vehicle. 11. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spring element allows the deformation resilient displacement of up to about 0.5 inch. 12. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the spring element allows the deformation resilient displacement of up to about 1 inch. 13. An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus adapted for use adjacent a rear door of a vehicle, the aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus comprising: a resilient hinge including a vehicle attachment and a panel attachment, the resilient hinge adapted for attachment to the vehicle at the vehicle attachment, and the resilient hinge configurable at a first configuration and a second configuration; andan aerodynamic panel attached to the resilient hinge at the panel attachment and moveable between a deployed position substantially behind a rear of the vehicle and a stowed position, the resilient hinge configured at the first configuration when the aerodynamic panel is at the deployed position and the resilient hinge configured at the second configuration when the aerodynamic panel is at the stowed position;wherein the resilient hinge is adapted to resiliently deform to accommodate reconfiguration of the aerodynamic panel between the deployed configuration and the stowed configuration; andwherein a distance between the vehicle attachment and the panel attachment of the resilient hinge is changed by resilient deformation of the resilient hinge when the resilient hinge is reconfigured from the first configuration to the second configuration. 14. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the stowed position is substantially alongside a side of the vehicle. 15. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the resilient hinge is adapted to allow the resilient deformation of up to about 0.25 inch. 16. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the resilient hinge is adapted to allow the resilient deformation of up to about 0.5 inch. 17. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 13, wherein the resilient hinge is adapted to allow the resilient deformation of up to about 1 inch. 18. An aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus adapted for mounting behind a vehicle, the aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus comprising: a side panel adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position;a top panel adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position; anda bottom panel adapted to move between a deployed position and a stowed position;wherein the top panel overlaps the bottom panel when the side panel and the bottom panel are at the stowed positions. 19. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 18, wherein the side panel, the top panel, and the bottom panel are interconnected to move together between the stowed positions and the deployed positions, respectively. 20. The aerodynamic drag reducing apparatus of claim 19, further comprising: a first interconnecting member connected between the side panel and the top panel; anda second interconnecting member connected between the side panel and the bottom panel.
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