ARTICULATED WHEEL FAIRING FOR THE STEER AXLE

• Main Author: ANGELO, Gerald Jay
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.10.2019
• Subjects: LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRAILERS; TRANSPORTING

Generally described, an articulated wheel fairing system (100) for a vehicle having a steering system with a neutral steering input and a non-neutral steering input is provided. The articulated wheel fairing system (100) provides clearance to the steer tire (T) and wheel (W) of the vehicle during non-neutral steering input, such as when the vehicle is turning at slower road speeds. The wheel fairing system (100) generally includes an articulating fairing panel (110) configured to cover at least a portion of the steer wheel, where the fairing panel (110) is movable from a first position adjacent to the steer wheel (W), such as when the vehicle is traveling at higher road speeds, to a second position outwardly from the first position. The wheel fairing system includes a mechanical linkage or actuator coupled to the fairing panel and the vehicle and configured to move the frame (124, 126, 128) between the first position and the second position relative to the vehicle.