Patent ID: 8276972
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An airstream deflector comprising: an airstream deflector fairing including a front end having a width, said front end including a leading edge attached to an undercarriage of a wheeled vehicle; the fairing including a rear end having a width, said rear end including a trailing edge attached to the undercarriage of the wheeled vehicle; said rear end width greater than said front end width whereby said fairing increases in width from said front end to said rear end; said fairing including a lower bottom panel facing the ground which directs an airstream passing thereunder downwardly and outwardly relative to the undercarriage and substantially at an area below a trailing axle downstream from the fairing; and, the lower bottom panel having an angle of declination relative to the undercarriage from about 12 degrees to about 24 degrees whereby said bottom panel slopes away from the undercarriage of the vehicle from said front end leading edge to said rear end.