AIR CONDUCTING ELEMENT Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC B62D35/00 B62D37/02 

FIELD: ventilation.

SUBSTANCE: air conducting element (1) to improve filling of the gap (2) between the tractor (3) and the trailer (4) is made with the possibility of securing on the tractor (3) or the trailer (4), and includes elastic tight air pillow (5) connected with the loading channel (6). The loading channel (6) on its side (7) looking from the air pillow (5) has the hole (8) oriented in the movement direction (F) for the air supply located such, that the air pillow (5) is filled only as result of pressure head of the air counter flow. The air pillow (5) fills the gap (2) along the entire surface inside the external loop (12) of cross-section having shape of body box (9) of the tractor (3). During movement at road curve the air pillow (5) deforms such that the air in the air pillow (5) flows from inside of the road curve with low volume due to approaching of the tractor (3) and trailer (4) towards outside of the road curve with large volume.

EFFECT: possibility of gap filling between the tractor and trailer independently of the compression air system of the tractor.

9 cl, 8 dwg