VAN Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: transport engineering.

SUBSTANCE: proposed can contains chassis 1 with engine, cab 2, van body 3 and upper fairing 9. Front fairing 4 is installed with tilting before cab. Said fairing secured to cab sides. On roof of cab near front edge limiter 12 is secured equidistantly relative to side surface of upper fairing. Side fairings are secured at edges of rear wall with tilting relative to body. Glazed apertures are made on side surfaces of front fairing for cab inspection window, headlights and ventilation slots. Upper fairing is provided with flaps curved to random radius and located at edges of upper section. Side fairings are installed with overlapping of flaps through 1/5-1/6 of their length. Front fairing, upper fairing and limiter are made in form of wedge, and side fairings are made in form of plates. Area of inspection window is inscribed into area of aperture for inspection window, and area of headlights is inscribed into headlight aperture area.

EFFECT: improved streamlining of van.

10 dwg