Back to results
US 2023/0143008 A1Published application
Integrated drag reduction system for a vehicle when trailering
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsRichard J. Lopez, William D. Detrisac
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A pickup truck including a passenger compartment, a cargo bed operatively coupled to the passenger compartment, and a selectively deployable drag reduction system mounted at the cargo bed. The selectively deployable drag reduction system includes a deflector that is shiftable between a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration the deflector is exposed to an airflow passing over the pickup truck.
Claims20
A pickup truck comprising:
- a passenger compartment;
- a cargo bed operatively coupled to the passenger compartment;
- and
- a selectively deployable drag reduction system mounted at the cargo bed, the selectively deployable drag reduction system including a deflector being shiftable between a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein in the deployed configuration the deflector is exposed to an airflow passing over the pickup truck.
1 more element
A selectively deployable drag reduction system mountable to a cargo bed of a pickup truck comprising:
- a deflector shiftable between a non-deployed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein in the deployed configuration the deflector is exposed to an airflow passing over the pickup truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.