NOZZLE-TYPED DRAG-REDUCING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE

• US 20110095564A1
• Filed: 10/23/2009
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thermaflow Energy Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Thermaflow Energy Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: CHEN, Shih Hsiung
• Application Number:
  US12/604,754
• Publication Number:
  US 20110095564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/180.4
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 35/001 For commercial vehicles or tractor-trailer combinations, e.g. caravans

Abstract

A nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle is arranged at the tail end of a vehicle, including a frame body comprised of a combination of a plurality of deflectors, between two of which an airflow channel is formed; and an air inlet and an air outlet respectively formed at two sides of the frame body, and the area comprised by surrounding the air outlet is larger than the area comprised by surrounding the air inlet. Thereby, whenever the vehicle is driven in high speed or low speed, it is all possible to boost the running efficiency and increase the driving stability.

Claims

1. A nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle, which is adapted to be arranged at a tail end of a vehicle and includes:

a frame body comprised of a combination of a plurality of deflectors, between two of which an airflow channel is formed; and

an air inlet and an air outlet respectively formed at two sides of the frame body, and which is characterized in that the area comprised by surrounding the air outlet is larger than the area comprised by surrounding the air inlet.

2. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the frame body includes an upper deflector, a lower deflector disposed by corresponding to the upper deflector and two lateral deflectors connecting the upper deflector and the lower deflector.

3. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the upper deflector and the lower deflector are all configured as an arc shape.

4. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 3, wherein a curvature radius of the upper deflector is larger than that of the lower deflector.

5. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the upper deflector, the lower deflector and the lateral deflectors are constructed integrally.

6. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the frame body further includes a plurality of separating plates which are disposed in parallel to the lateral deflectors and are interspaced to each other by being accommodated in the airflow channel.

7. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 1, further including a pair of connecting assemblies which are respectively fixed to the vehicle for connecting the frame body.

8. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 7, wherein each connecting assembly includes an “

L”

-shaped angular plate fixed to the vehicle and a pivot, one side of which is fixed to the frame body, while another side is pivoted to the “

L”

-shaped angular plate.

9. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 8, further including a driving assembly which includes a motor fixed to the “

L”

-shaped angular plate and a gear set fitted to a mandrel of the motor and inter-engaged with the pivot to form a transmission.

10. The nozzle-typed drag-reducing structure for vehicle according to claim 7, wherein each connecting assembly includes an “

L”

-shaped angular plate fixed to the vehicle, a screw, one side of which is fixed to the frame body, while another side penetrates the “

L”

-shaped angular plate, and a locking element screwing and abutting the screw correspondingly.