Patent ID: 9637184
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A rear fairing for a vehicle having a vehicle frame, a vehicle roof on the vehicle frame and vehicle rear doors hinged to the vehicle about vertical pivot axes, comprising a roof foil on top of and extending laterally across the vehicle roof, the roof foil including a forward edge engaging the vehicle roof forward of the vehicle rear doors, a downwardly facing concavity extending laterally across the vehicle aft of the forward edge and a roof foil curved convex upper surface extending laterally across the vehicle; a spring extending laterally across the vehicle between the vehicle and the roof foil in the downwardly facing concavity, the laterally extending spring providing vertical resilient strain between the roof foil and the vehicle; a door foil extending aft of the roof foil with the vehicle rear doors closed and including a door foil free edge aft of the vehicle rear doors, a door foil curved convex upper surface, and a leading edge of the door foil curved convex upper surface, the leading edge abutting the roof foil with the vehicle rear doors closed, the door foil curved convex upper surface extending downwardly from the leading edge to the door foil free edge, the door foil free edge being above the vehicle roof, the door foil further including a curved foil section defining the door foil curved convex upper surface and extending from the leading edge to the door foil free edge, a mounting flange section fixed to the vehicle doors and a resilient plate section between the curved foil section and the mounting flange section.