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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Applicants:
Jeffrey P. Smith, Prosper, TX (US);
Bruce Bezner, Lindsay, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey P. Smith, Prosper, TX (US);
Bruce Bezner, Lindsay, TX (US);
Assignee:
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/001 (2013.01); B62D 35/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pneumatically actuated air control device is provided. The device includes a control surface that affects the air flow along the device, and an at least one pneumatic motor configured to alter or change the configuration or orientation of the control surface or sections thereof. The device is configured such that when selective air pressure is supplied to the at least one motor, the control surface or sections thereof changes its configuration or its orientation with respect to the air flow, thereby affecting the air flow with respect to the device.