Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – With distinct wind deflector
Patent
1996-05-22
1998-08-04
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
With distinct wind deflector
296183, 280163, B60R 300
Patent
active
057883211
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle having a side-mounted fairing for reducing aerodynamic drag in which a portion of the fairing is easily removable to allow access to vehicle components is disclosed. The removable fairing includes a convolute sheet of substantially rigid material in which planar surfaces are formed for providing steps. Support rails are mounted to an inner surface of the fairing just below the steps to connect the fairing to the vehicle and to support weight placed on the steps. The rails include mortise and tenon connections for connecting the removable fairing portion to a fixed portion of the fairing. In addition, support brackets are fixedly attached to the vehicle and extend outward to provide support for the removable fairing. Fasteners are provided for securing the removable fairing to the vehicle and to the fixed portion of the fairing.
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Leslie Thomas A.
McHorse James Vincent
Freightliner Corporation
Pape Joseph D.
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