Abstract: A fairing structure for a vehicle having a front vehicular component and a rear vehicular component in tandem and separated by a gap, comprising a top fairing surface adapted to be attached to the rear vehicular component, a first side surface adapted to be attached to a first side of the rear vehicular component, joining a first end of the top surface and generally perpendicular to the top surface, and a second side surface adapted to be attached to a second side of the rear vehicular component, joining a second end of the top surface opposite the first end and generally perpendicular to the top surface. Each of the top and first and second side surfaces has a proximal edge adapted to be positioned adjacent a vehicle, as well as a distal edge adapted to be positioned away from the vehicle with respect to the respective proximal edge.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 4, 2009
Date of Patent:
November 23, 2010
Assignee:
Aeroefficient, LLC
Inventors:
James Reiman, Peter Heppel, Cory Worley
Abstract: A vehicle side fairing having a first fairing panel fixedly secured to the underside of a trailer box, and a second fairing panel slidable mounted to plural cylindrical bars mounted on the underside of the trailer box in a fore and aft orientation. The second fairing panel is secured to the wheel set with a mechanical fastener that selectively joins and releases the second fairing panel and the wheel set.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 4, 2008
Publication date:
August 27, 2009
Applicant:
AEROEFFICIENT LLC
Inventors:
Peter Heppel, Herbert Golding, Doug Memering, James Reiman, Daniel Peterson, William Bowman