Title:
TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING FUEL CONSUMPTION DUE TO CURVED SURFACE OF REAR CORNERS OF CARGO TRUCK LOAD COMPARTMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/121847
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a load compartment rear corner shape that improves the fuel consumption of a cargo truck. [Solution] The rear corners of a cargo truck formed by the load compartment rear back surface and the load compartment side surfaces in the vertical direction are given a curved surface shape such that, in a horizontal cross-section, the rear corners have an outward convex shape, and the left and right rounded corners are symmetrical with respect to the center axis in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein each rounded corner, from the contact point (12) with the load compartment side surface to the contact point (13) with the load compartment back surface, with the contact point with the load compartment side surface defined as the starting point, is smoothly connected with the load compartment side surface at the starting point, and the curvature gradually decreases as the curved surface approaches the contact point with the load compartment back surface, with the maximum curvature among the curved portion being at the starting point.
Inventors:
SUZUKI KENICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/052405
Publication Date:
August 04, 2016
Filing Date:
January 27, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JAPAN MICROPOWER INST CORP (JP)
International Classes:
B62D35/00; B62D33/04
Foreign References:
| US4397496A | 1983-08-09 | |||
| US7699382B2 | 2010-04-20 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAMIYOSHIHARA, Hiroshi (JP)
Top Hiroshi Yoshiwara (JP)
Top Hiroshi Yoshiwara (JP)
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