US 12,384,471 B2
Air deflector for a motor vehicle
Sondre Landvik, Gothenburg (SE); and Adnan Hrustic, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Volvo Truck Corporation, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/081,829.
Claims priority of application No. 21215843 (EP), filed on Dec. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192202 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/001 (2013.01) 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air deflector for a motor vehicle cab, the air deflector comprising:
an air inlet surface comprising at least one air inlet formed in a cab front configured to receive an inlet airflow,
an air outlet surface comprising at least one air outlet formed in a cab roof configured to expel an outlet airflow, and
at least one air duct for circulating an airflow, the at least one air duct connecting the at least one air inlet to the at least one air outlet,
wherein the at least one air duct is a Venturi tube configured to increase the speed of the airflow circulating in the at least one air duct, and
wherein the at least one air inlet comprises a movable air inlet closure device.