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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Volvo Truck Corporation, Göteborg, SE;
James Daniel Bird, Oak Ridge, NC (US);
Cory Borghi, Torrance, CA (US);
Anders Hedkvist Mauritsson, Jamestown, NC (US);
Raja Sengupta, Jamestown, NC (US);
Bo Philipsen, Greensboro, NC (US);
VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION, Gothenburg, DE;
Abstract
A center deflector for a front bumper of a truck or tractor vehicle includes a thickened portion extending upward from the inner deflector surface and extends laterally across a deflector section, preferably spanning substantially an entire width of the deflector section thereof. The thickened portion comprises a cross-sectional shape having a height that gradually declines from an intermediate maximum height to a reduced height along a rear edge thereof, and preferably resembles an airfoil. The thickened portion may include a hollow interior containing a pressurized gas.