# US 11,077,891 B2 · Rakan Alhourani truck side-wind deflector

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- Number: US 11,077,891 B2
- Document ID: US11077891B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/714,574
- Filed: 2019-12-13
- Published: 2021-06-17
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2019-12-13
- Applicants: Rakan Elias Jamil Alhourani
- Inventors: Rakan Elias Jamil Alhourani
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077891B2

## CPC

- B62D 35/001: {For commercial vehicles or tractor-trailer combinations, e.g. caravans}
- B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M)

## Abstract

The present invention is a device that deflects or changes the direction of vehicle's vertical side wind, hence reducing the generated force, which prevents vehicle's flipping over caused by this side wind. This device consists of three parts: a deflector part comprising multiple deflector blades and deflector axis shaft. And a hook part comprising a hook piece, a hook blade piece, and a hook axis shaft. And a spring part. the deflector device has a primary position and a secondary position; in primary position the deflector part's plane is parallel to vehicle's side surface plane and hook piece is locking deflector part and spring part is squeezed; in secondary position high wind velocity rotates hook part away from deflector part, hence freeing the spring so it extends and pushes the deflector part away from vehicle's side surface, hence increases space between them, hence facilitates air flow and wind deflection.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wind deflector device comprises three parts,
a deflector part comprising multiple deflector blades and deflector axis shaft, said deflector blades are located above and parallel to each other, said deflector blades deflects wind passing through deflector, said deflector axis shaft is at the lower edge of the deflector part and is connected to a vehicle body surface,
and a hook part comprising a hook piece, a hook blade piece, and a hook axis shaft, said hook blade piece is flat in shape and connected with said hook piece, and rotates around said hook axis shaft, said hook piece is attached to deflector part at one primary position and is separated at other secondary position, said hook axis shaft is connected to vehicle,
and a spring part, said spring part is connected to the deflector part upper edge at one end and to vehicle body surface at another end, wherein the deflector device is applied to a vehicle body surface, wherein deflector device has one or more hook part and has one or more spring part, wherein the deflector device has a primary position and a secondary position, wherein in primary position the deflector part plane is parallel to vehicle body surface plane and hook piece is attached to and locking deflector part and spring part is squeezed, wherein in secondary position high wind velocity forces hook blade piece to rotate, hence moving the hook piece away from deflector part, hence freeing the spring so it extends and pushes the deflector part away from vehicle body surface, hence increase space between deflector part and vehicle body surface, hence facilitates air flow and wind deflection, wherein wind is deflected at both primary and secondary positions, wherein wind deflection at primary and secondary positions leads to reduction of force resulting from vertical wind, hence reducing possibility of vehicle flipping over.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wind deflector device of claim 1 wherein the deflector part is pushed away and pulled back using other manual or automated means.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The wind deflector device of claim 1 wherein the deflector part is pushed away from all sides at secondary position.