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US 2013/0076067 A1Published application
Drag Reducer for Semi-Trailer
OwnerScott Maertzinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a drag reducer for use in commercial semitrailers, trucks, cargo containers, rail cars, and the like. The drag reducer takes the form of tubing that collects fast moving air from under the trailer while the truck is at speed and forces it through tubing up and around the sides of the trailer's rear door. Small holes facing outward from the vertical tubing eject the air in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion, thereby reducing overall drag on the trailer.
Claims14
A system for reducing drag on an oblong truck, trailer, cargo container, or the like comprising:
- (a) a pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits;
- (b) each of said vertical hollow fluid conduits being affixed to the rear face of an about oblong vehicle along one of its two rear vertical edges;
- (c) said vertical hollow fluid conduits being pierced by a plurality of holes along its length in a direction perpendicular to and outward from the direction of forward motion of said about oblong vehicle;
- (d) said vertical hollow fluid conduits being capped at their upper vertical ends;
- (e) a pair of axial hollow fluid conduits;
- (f) said axial hollow fluid conduits being fixedly attached to the underside of said about oblong vehicle;
- (g) said axial hollow fluid conduits each having an opening near their first ends;
- (h) said openings being oriented in the direction of motion of said oblong vehicle;
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- (i) said axial hollow fluid conduits being connected at their second ends in fluid communication with the lower vertical ends of said vertical hollow fluid conduits;
- whereby airflow from the forward motion of said vehicle is forced into said openings and directed through said axial fluid conduits and into said vertical fluid conduits and out of said holes in said vertical fluid conduits in a direction outward from said about oblong vehicle, thereby reducing drag on said about oblong vehicle.
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