GB2498810B - Drag reduction device and a vehicle comprising the device - Google Patents

Drag reduction device and a vehicle comprising the device

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GB2498810B
GB2498810B GB1201562.4A GB201201562A GB2498810B GB 2498810 B GB2498810 B GB 2498810B GB 201201562 A GB201201562 A GB 201201562A GB 2498810 B GB2498810 B GB 2498810B
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vehicle
drag reduction
reduction device
drag
reduction
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John Peter Wirth Nicholas
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Wirth Research Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R19/00—Wheel guards; Radiator guards, e.g. grilles; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions
    • B60R19/56—Fittings damping bouncing force in truck collisions, e.g. bumpers; Arrangements on high-riding vehicles, e.g. lorries, for preventing vehicles or objects from running thereunder
    • B60R19/565—Fittings damping bouncing force in truck collisions, e.g. bumpers; Arrangements on high-riding vehicles, e.g. lorries, for preventing vehicles or objects from running thereunder on vehicle sides
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D35/00—Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining
    • B62D35/001—For commercial vehicles or tractor-trailer combinations, e.g. caravans
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D35/00—Vehicle bodies characterised by streamlining
    • B62D35/008—Side spoilers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Body Structure For Vehicles (AREA)
GB1201562.4A 2012-01-30 2012-01-30 Drag reduction device and a vehicle comprising the device Expired - Fee Related GB2498810B (en)

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GB1201562.4A GB2498810B (en) 2012-01-30 2012-01-30 Drag reduction device and a vehicle comprising the device
GB1719903.5A GB2558079B (en) 2012-01-30 2012-01-30 Drag reduction device and a vehicle comprising the device

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GB2498810A GB2498810A (en) 2013-07-31
GB2498810B true GB2498810B (en) 2018-12-26

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GB2498809B (en) 2012-01-30 2015-05-06 Wr Ind Ltd Drag reduction device and a vehicle comprising the device
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US20050161976A1 (en) * 2003-05-30 2005-07-28 The Regents Of The University Of California Aerodynamic drag reduction apparatus for wheeled vehicles in ground effect
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US20090189414A1 (en) * 2008-01-29 2009-07-30 Mathieu Boivin Aerodynamic trailer skirts
US20110042999A1 (en) * 2008-11-12 2011-02-24 Roderick M Dayton System reducing aerodynamic drag on vehicles
US20110062749A1 (en) * 2009-09-15 2011-03-17 Freight Wing Inc Device for reducing vehicle aerodynamic resistance
WO2011097466A1 (en) * 2010-02-05 2011-08-11 Aerofficient, Llc Improved vehicle side fairing system

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CA1156293A (en) * 1981-02-12 1983-11-01 Martin, Aubrey M. Trailer undercarriage fairings
US20050161976A1 (en) * 2003-05-30 2005-07-28 The Regents Of The University Of California Aerodynamic drag reduction apparatus for wheeled vehicles in ground effect
US20080303311A1 (en) * 2007-06-08 2008-12-11 Vanguard National Trailer Corporation Crash attenuating underride guard
US20090189414A1 (en) * 2008-01-29 2009-07-30 Mathieu Boivin Aerodynamic trailer skirts
US20110042999A1 (en) * 2008-11-12 2011-02-24 Roderick M Dayton System reducing aerodynamic drag on vehicles
US20110062749A1 (en) * 2009-09-15 2011-03-17 Freight Wing Inc Device for reducing vehicle aerodynamic resistance
WO2011097466A1 (en) * 2010-02-05 2011-08-11 Aerofficient, Llc Improved vehicle side fairing system

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GB2558079B (en) 2018-11-07
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GB2558079A (en) 2018-07-04
GB201201562D0 (en) 2012-03-14
GB2498810A (en) 2013-07-31

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