Patent ID: 11912347
Assignee: FORE TRANSIT INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 8:
9. A system for reducing an amount of aerodynamic drag generated within a rear area of a vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of devices for attaching to or manufacturing on a surface of the vehicle, each of the plurality of devices comprising a plurality of flat surfaces and a tapered surface, the plurality of flat surfaces being connected to the tapered surface via a rounded transition element, and the plurality of devices are positioned such that at least two of the plurality of devices are parallel to one another,
wherein:
the plurality of devices are manufactured on or attached to the vehicle via one of the plurality of flat surfaces being attached to the surface of the vehicle;
the plurality of devices are positioned in the rear area of the vehicle, and
the at least two of the plurality of devices cause an air stream passing between the at least two of the plurality of devices to compress and increase in speed before the air stream is turned inward to a vacuum formed behind the vehicle.