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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2017
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Calvin Rhett Bradley, Greenville, SC (US);
Other;
Abstract
An aerodynamic system for a truck () is provided that has a faring () carried by the truck with an outer surface () that is an air flow surface across which air flows when the truck is moving forward. The faring has a tailing end with a first kick out () that has a first kick out exit surface () oriented at a first angle with respect to the air flow surface. The tailing end has a second kick out () with a second kick out exit surface () oriented at a second angle with respect to the air flow surface. The first angle is different than the second angle. The truck has a longitudinal axis, a longitudinal direction and a vertical direction. The air flow surface is located forward from the tailing end in the longitudinal direction, and the first kick out is located higher than the second kick out in the vertical direction.