Flap mounted in front of bus wheel - has body held vertical by leaf spring to create pressure differential and prevent expulsion of dirt from wheel arch

Flap mounted in front of bus wheel - has body held vertical by leaf spring to create pressure differential and prevent expulsion of dirt from wheel arch

Vertical flaps (2) of elastic material are mounted transversely in front of the wheels of a vehicle. Each flap, which closes the gap between the underside of the vehicle and the ground, causes an area of high air pressure to its forward side and low air pressure inside the wheel arches (4). This pre...

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Hauptverfasser: KNAUS, RENE, 7050 WAIBLINGEN, BENKOWITZ, LOTHAR, 7051 STRUEMPFELBACH
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:Vertical flaps (2) of elastic material are mounted transversely in front of the wheels of a vehicle. Each flap, which closes the gap between the underside of the vehicle and the ground, causes an area of high air pressure to its forward side and low air pressure inside the wheel arches (4). This prevents the expulsion of dirt from the wheel arches, thus keeping the sides of the vehicle clean. Leaf springs (5) hold the flap vertical, preventing loss of efficiency due to deflection at speed.