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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Zoox, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher William Labadie, San Francisco, CA (US);
Timothy David Kentley-Klay, Stanford, CA (US);
Assignee:
ZOOX, INC., Foster City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/10 (2006.01); B60B 3/10 (2006.01); F16D 65/807 (2006.01); F16D 65/847 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/10 (2013.01); B60B 3/10 (2013.01); B60B 2900/1216 (2013.01); B60B 2900/513 (2013.01); F16D 65/807 (2013.01); F16D 65/847 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01);
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.