Deflector structure
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorsElias Hoummadi, Christophe Pras
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Abstract
A deflector structure for a truck unit having a cab, the deflector structure being configured to form a barrier surrounding at least part of the gap between the cab and a trailer to be towed by the truck unit, the deflector structure comprising a flexible frame fixed to the cab, the flexible frame comprising a plurality of bouncy cushions extending rearwardly towards the trailer at least in an inflated configuration, and at least a flexible canvas held by the flexible frame and/or by the cab and guided by the bouncy cushions to form the barrier.
Claims14
A deflector structure for a truck unit having a cab, the deflector structure being configured to form a barrier surrounding at least part of a gap between the cab and a trailer to be towed by the truck unit, the deflector structure comprising:
- a flexible frame fixed to the cab, the flexible frame comprising a plurality of bouncy cushions extending rearwardly towards the trailer at least in an inflated configuration;
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- at least a flexible canvas held by the flexible frame and/or by the cab and guided by the bouncy cushions to form the barrier;
- wherein the flexible frame comprises a plurality of pairs of substantially parallel bouncy cushions between which the flexible canvas passes, being notably pinched between them.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.