Patent ID: 8267211
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: B62D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A tractor-trailer comprising: a tractor having a lower tractor duct that receives first air from a front of the tractor and channels the first air through a center area of the tractor and down between a set of rear wheels; laminar flow registers positioned on each side of the tractor, wherein the laminar flow registers process overflow air from the lower tractor duct and channel the air down a side of the tractor in a laminar flow, wherein the laminar flow registers are adjustable based on one of vehicle speed and air pressure; a trailer having a lower trailer duct positioned below a cargo space and that channels the first air in the lower trailer duct between each set of trailer rear wheels; and a lower articulation duct positioned near the set of rear wheels in the tractor that receives air from the lower tractor duct and communicates air to the lower trailer duct.