Patent ID: 7458595

Claim:
A fairing for wheels of a heavy goods vehicle, wherein said fairing extends laterally to the vicinity of wheel during operation, so as to at least partly cover one side of said wheel, wherein said fairing comprises: a cowl; and a connector of said fairing to the vehicle body, said connector being designed to allow the release of the fairing from the vehicle body, according to a release movement, when said fairing is subjected to a force exceeding a preset value, and wherein said fairing also includes a retainer to maintain attachment of the fairing to the vehicle, during said release movement when the fairing is subject to the force exceeding the preset value to prevent said fairing from forming projectile material; wherein said connector includes at least one coupling part designed to cooperate with at least one complementary coupling part with which vehicle body is fitted, and a support for at least one of the coupling part, said support means comprising a first part integral with said coupling part, and a second part integral with said cowl, said first and second parts being liable to become detached from one another if the fairing is subjected to said force exceeding the preset value, the first and second parts being separated from one another by zones of least resistance defined by at least one notch, the support comprising an omega-shaped support, which includes two wings integral with said cowl, and a core featuring two lines of least resistance, which define a median zone liable to become detached from the rest of support.