| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Self-drafting device for sub-sonic terrestrial vehicles | US13278835 | 2011-10-21 | US08727423B2 | 2014-05-20 | Andrew J. Keyes |
| A self-drafting device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of sub-sonic vehicles includes an extension projecting forward from the vehicle in order to generate turbulence between a distal (forward) end of the extension and the vehicle itself, in order to reduce aerodynamic drag on the vehicle. The device may include a draft plate to increase the cross sectional area of the distal end and the draft plate may be tilted with respect to a vertical direction. The tilt, cross-sectional size and or extension of the device may be adjustable, and may be dynamically controlled by one or more motors during operation of the vehicle in conformity with a pressure profile across the vehicle that is measured using pressure sensors. The extension may be automatically retracted, e.g., a telescoping extension may be drawn under the hood of an automobile as the velocity of the vehicle decreases. | ||||||
| 202 | Energy-saving vehicle | US13786413 | 2013-03-05 | US08684446B2 | 2014-04-01 | Xiaoyi Zhu |
| An energy-saving vehicle including a housing, a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, and a steering wheel. The housing includes an outer portion, an inner portion, an air-flow channel, at least a first air inlet, and at least an air outlet. The air-flow channel is disposed between the outer portion and the inner portion of the housing. The first air inlet is disposed in the front of the vehicle. The air outlet is disposed at the back of the vehicle. The first air inlet and the air outlet are connected to the air-flow channel. The front wheels and the rear wheels are driven by a power unit. The length of the air-flow channel is no less than that of the upper portion of the housing. The vehicle consumes less energy and travels more stably compared to conventional vehicles. | ||||||
| 203 | Device for the on-demand sealing of an opening provided in the frontal region of a track-guided vehicle, a front nose module having such a device, and a track-guided vehicle having such a front nose module | US13464218 | 2012-05-04 | US08622003B2 | 2014-01-07 | Christian Radewagen |
| A device for the on-demand sealing of an opening provided in the frontal region of a track-guided vehicle has sealing member of variable size and a frame for supporting the sealing member. The frame together with the sealing member affixed thereto enclose an area through which the coupling shaft of a central buffer coupling of a track-guided vehicle can be guided. The sealing member is controllable such that the size of the area covered by sealing member can be varied. | ||||||
| 204 | Vehicle Component Having a Recess with air flowing over it | US13821858 | 2011-09-07 | US20130239844A1 | 2013-09-19 | Martin Schober; Alexander Orellano; Andreas Tietze; Christian Segieth; Andre Schitthelm; Marco Weise |
| A vehicle component includes first and second surfaces, in a first travel direction of the vehicle. The first surface is exposed to an air flow having a local main flow direction. In a region of a recess on the vehicle, the first surface forms a flow separation edge where the air flow is deflected from the first surface. The recess is delimited by a leading first wall facing the local main flow direction and a trailing second wall. The flow separation edge extends transversely to the local main flow direction over a majority of a transverse dimension of the recess. In the local main flow direction, the second surface borders on the flow separation edge and forms a part of the first wall. The second surface is disposed so that it is inclined like a chamfer about an acute angle of inclination relative to the local main flow direction. | ||||||
| 205 | Trolley Transport System | US13832182 | 2013-03-15 | US20130239841A1 | 2013-09-19 | Daniel Blair Boren |
| A trolley transport system comprising at least two supports aligned in proximity to the cable, a pulley rotatably mounted to each support, a drive motor in mechanical communication with one of the pulleys, a continuous loop line suspended from the pulleys, an attachment device secured to the line, a connecting line secured to the attachment device; and a transport block slidably mounted on the cable and removably attached to the connecting line. | ||||||
| 206 | Covering for a bogie of a rail vehicle and rail vehicle having a covered bogie | US13146565 | 2010-01-08 | US08479658B2 | 2013-07-09 | Stefan Langerwisch; Engelbert Rossegger; Arnd Rüter; Gerhard Schmidt; Kaspar Schroeder-Bodenstein |
| A covering for a bogie of a rail vehicle lends the entire rail vehicle a low aerodynamic tractive resistance in the region of the bogie. The novel covering has a peripheral wall for surrounding the bogie and a fastening device for rotationally guiding the peripheral wall at the upper edge thereof on a superstructure of the rail vehicle. The covering is covered at the lower edge of the peripheral wall by an underbody-like end member that has fastening means for attaching the same to the bogie. | ||||||
| 207 | Air inlet for a vehicle | US12474345 | 2009-05-29 | US08393566B2 | 2013-03-12 | Matthias Siercke; Ulrich Heise; Joakim Holmgren; Adeline Gommet |
| The invention relates to an air inlet for a vehicle comprising an opening with an opening contour in an outer skin of the vehicle; at least one bottom element; one or several walls between the opening contour and the bottom element; and an air guide channel with a longitudinal axis, wherein the bottom element extends from the outer skin of the vehicle to an interior region of the vehicle underneath a border edge of the opening, and the air guide channel adjoins from between the bottom element and the border edge, wherein at least one transition region between the opening contour and the walls at least in some regions comprises an essentially convex-shaped profile that essentially extends parallel to the air guide channel. The air inlet according to the invention is in a position to remove air from a flow boundary layer and to provide said air to air-consuming systems. | ||||||
| 208 | Energy-saving vehicle | US12559543 | 2009-09-15 | US08113569B2 | 2012-02-14 | Xiaoyi Zhu |
| An energy-saving vehicle, has a housing including an outer portion, an inner portion, an air-flow channel, at least a first air inlet, and at least an air outlet, a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, and a steering wheel. The air-flow channel is disposed between the outer portion and the inner portion of the housing. The first air inlet is disposed in the front of the vehicle The air outlet is disposed at the back of the vehicle, The first air inlet and the air outlet are connected to the air-flow channel. The front wheels and the rear wheels are driven by a power unit. The length of the air-flow channel is no less than that of the upper portion of the housing. As the vehicle travels at a high velocity, air is led in from the air inlet and sprayed from the back of the vehicle, instantly filling a low pressure region at the back of the vehicle and turning the back of the vehicle into a high pressure region, which saves energy. Moreover, since the length of the air-flow channel is larger than that of the upper portion of the housing, lift resistance is eliminated, and the vehicle travels more stably. | ||||||
| 209 | COVERING FOR A BOGIE OF A RAIL VEHICLE AND RAIL VEHICLE HAVING A COVERED BOGIE | US13146565 | 2010-01-08 | US20110297035A1 | 2011-12-08 | Stefan Langerwisch; Engelbert Rossegger; Arand Rüter; Gerhard Schmidt; Kaspar Schroeder-Bodenstein |
| A covering for a bogie of a rail vehicle lends the entire rail vehicle a low aerodynamic tractive resistance in the region of the bogie. The novel covering has a peripheral wall for surrounding the bogie and a fastening device for rotationally guiding the peripheral wall at the upper edge thereof on a superstructure of the rail vehicle. The covering is covered at the lower edge of the peripheral wall by an underbody-like end member that has fastening means for attaching the same to the bogie. | ||||||
| 210 | Mounting of drag reducing devices for stacked intermodal rail cars | US12895171 | 2010-09-30 | US07930979B2 | 2011-04-26 | Michael E. Iden; Wayne A. Kennedy; Matthew M. Larson; John P. Haenggi |
| Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. A first set of containers has an aerodynamic drag reducing device with a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame attached thereto. The attachment frame includes first and second mounting devices configured to be removably mounted to connection openings of the corner fittings of the top container of the first set of containers. The first mounting device(s) may be rotatably locked within the top connection openings, while the second mounting device(s) may be hooks for latching into the bottom connection openings. A method of attaching the aerodynamic drag reducing device is also disclosed. | ||||||
| 211 | MOUNTING OF DRAG REDUCING DEVICES FOR STACKED INTERMODAL RAIL CARDS | US12895171 | 2010-09-30 | US20110017093A1 | 2011-01-27 | Michael E. Iden; Wayne A. Kennedy; Matthew M. Larson; John P. Haenggi |
| Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. A first set of containers has an aerodynamic drag reducing device with a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame attached thereto. The attachment frame includes first and second mounting devices configured to be removably mounted to connection openings of the corner fittings of the top container of the first set of containers. The first mounting device(s) may be rotatably locked within the top connection openings, while the second mounting device(s) may be hooks for latching into the bottom connection openings. A method of attaching the aerodynamic drag reducing device is also disclosed. | ||||||
| 212 | Mounting of drag reducing devices for stacked intermodal rail cars | US12259029 | 2008-10-27 | US07827918B2 | 2010-11-09 | Michael E. Iden; Wayne A. Kennedy; Matthew M. Larson; John P. Haenggi |
| Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. A first set of containers has an aerodynamic drag reducing device with a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame attached thereto. The attachment frame includes first and second mounting devices configured to be removably mounted to connection openings of the corner fittings of the top container of the first set of containers. The first mounting device(s) may be rotatably locked within the top connection openings, while the second mounting device(s) may be hooks for latching into the bottom connection openings. A method of attaching the aerodynamic drag reducing device is also disclosed. | ||||||
| 213 | AERODYNAMIC PSEUDOCONTAINER FOR REDUCING DRAG ASSOCIATED WITH STACKED INTERMODAL CONTAINERS | US12394609 | 2009-02-27 | US20100218699A1 | 2010-09-02 | Michael E. IDEN |
| Disclosed is an aerodynamic pseudocontainer for a train. The pseudocontainer is configured to be stacked atop an intermodal container in a lead container car at a lead end of the train, so that its aerodynamic configuration reduces drag when the train is in motion, thereby reducing fuel costs and emissions. The pseudocontainer may have connectors on its bottom so that when it is placed on top of the intermodal container, locking devices may be used for attachment. | ||||||
| 214 | Drag reducing devices for stacked intermodal rail cars | US12118393 | 2008-05-09 | US07784409B2 | 2010-08-31 | Michael E Iden; Wayne A. Kennedy; Matthew M. Larson; John P. Haenggi |
| Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. The series includes at least a first, leading set of containers and a second, trailing set of containers. The first, leading set of containers has an aerodynamic drag reducing device with a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame attached thereto facing a forward direction. The attachment frame includes at least one mounting device configured to be removably mounted in the tunnel of the top container of the first, leading set of containers. Additionally, the second, trailing set of containers may include a second, aerodynamic drag reducing device. Curtains may also be attached between a plurality of intermediate or adjacent sets of stacked containers to assist in reducing drag on the train when moving. | ||||||
| 215 | Omni-directional airfoil and method for reducing wind damage to structures | US11355755 | 2006-02-16 | US07765747B1 | 2010-08-03 | Arthur L. Smalley, III |
| A method and apparatus for producing a downward, wind-induced lift force on a structure including attaching one or more omni-directional mushroom-shaped airfoil assemblies to the top of the structure which create a downward lift force as they are subjected to wind flow. | ||||||
| 216 | Method of Reducing Drag and Increasing Lift Due to Flow of a Fluid Over Solid Objects | US11910407 | 2006-03-29 | US20090294596A1 | 2009-12-03 | Sumon K. Sinha; Sumontro Sinha |
| A method for reducing drag, increasing lift and heat transfer using a de-turbulating device is disclosed, with the preferred form of the deturbulator being a flexible composite sheet. The flexible composite sheet comprising a membrane, a substrate coupled to the membrane, and a plurality of ridges coupled between the membrane and the substrate, wherein a vibratory motion is induced from the flow to at least one segment of a membrane spanning a distances, wherein the vibratory motion is reflected from at least one segment of the membrane to the flow, and; wherein a reduction in fluctuations is caused in the flow pressure gradient and freestream velocity U at all frequencies except around f, where f>>U/s. hi one embodiment, the flexible composite sheet can be wrapped around a blunt leading edge of a plate facing an incoming flow of fluid, hi another embodiment, the flexible composite sheet can also be wrapped around one or more regions of an aerodynamic surface where a flow pressure gradient changes from favorable to adverse, hi another embodiment, the flexible composite sheet is replaced with a plurality of plates coupled to a substrate, wherein the plurality of plates has edges that interact with a fluid flow similar to a compliant surface. A method of adding a system of small viscous sublayer scale (around 30-80 micron height) backward and/or forward facing steps on the surface of an airfoil or other 2-D or 3-D streamlined aerodynamic body is disclosed, where the backward facing step is in a favorable pressure gradient and forward facing step is in an adverse pressure gradient, so as to speed up the freestream flow over the front portion of the airfoil or body and reduce skin friction drag by creating a marginally separated thin (0.1 to 10 microns) slip layer next to the wall behind the backward facing step and extending a significant distance behind said step. This method reduces the drag and increases lift if the body is a wing. Also the same method can be applied to a bluff body, such as an automobile to reduce flow separation induced drag by stabilizing the wake flow and making it appear to the flow as a solid streamiling extension of the original body. The gas mileage of a vehicle improves when treated in this manner. | ||||||
| 217 | DRAG REDUCING DEVICES FOR STACKED INTERMODAL RAIL CARS | US12118393 | 2008-05-09 | US20090278381A1 | 2009-11-12 | Michael E. Iden; Wayne A. Kennedy; Matthew M. Larson; John P. Haenggi |
| Disclosed is a series of stacked intermodal containers, being pulled by a locomotive of a train, with aerodynamic drag reducing devices. The series includes at least a first, leading set of containers and a second, trailing set of containers. The first, leading set of containers has an aerodynamic drag reducing device with a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame attached thereto facing a forward direction. The attachment frame includes at least one mounting device configured to be removably mounted in the tunnel of the top container of the first, leading set of containers. Additionally, the second, trailing set of containers may include a second, aerodynamic drag reducing device. Curtains may also be attached between a plurality of intermediate or adjacent sets of stacked containers to assist in reducing drag on the train when moving. | ||||||
| 218 | Cowling for a Guideway Vehicle | US12248763 | 2008-10-09 | US20090095193A1 | 2009-04-16 | Stephen S. Roop |
| According to one embodiment, a guideway vehicle has a first end, a second end, a support surface, and a cowling coupled to its first end or second end. The support surface is configured to support an intermodal container for transport along a guideway system. The cowling has an outer surface that slopes upwardly from the first end to a cowling edge such that the intermodal container may be placed proximate the cowling edge during transport of guideway vehicle on the guideway system. | ||||||
| 219 | Railway vehicle and method for operating vehicle | US10795337 | 2004-03-09 | US20050139115A1 | 2005-06-30 | Iwao Harada; Masakazu Matsumoto |
| A railway vehicle comprises an air intake means 6 provided to a nose portion of a leading vehicle 1, an air tank (reservoir) 9 for storing intake air, and an air outlet 11, by which air is sucked in (breathed in) during entry of the leading vehicle to a tunnel and discharged within the tunnel, so as to reduce the pressure generated at the nose portion and to cut down micropressure waves. When the nose of the leading vehicle 1 enters a tunnel 3, an intake control valve 8 of the air reservoir depressurized to below atmospheric pressure (1 atm) opens to take in air through an air inlet 6 via a path 7 into the air reservoir 9. When the whole leading vehicle enters the tunnel, the intake control valve 8 closes, and air is discharged through the outlet 11 via a pump 10. | ||||||
| 220 | Energy saving method for transportation means | US09782929 | 2001-02-13 | US20020109375A1 | 2002-08-15 | Ming-Tung Hung |
| An energy saving method made in the form of a wing, an arc panel or a sail mounted over the roof of transportation means to protect the skin of the transportation means to, lower the power consumption of the air conditioner as a sunshade and to reduce the normal pressure and resistance of friction of the transportation means by creating an uprising force. | ||||||
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