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Title:
VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2013063730
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To control the motion of a vehicle by use of a flow of air, to improve utility of a vehicle with wheels arranged in a special manner.

A vehicle with wheels arranged in a special manner having left and right wheels 14 and center wheels 12, is configured to control the motion of the vehicle by use of a flow of air during traveling. Specifically, for example, the vehicle includes: (1-a) wheel chambers 60, 62 formed in a vehicle body for housing the steerable center wheels 12, receiving the air from the front during traveling and discharging the air from the rear; (1-b) a ventilation path 50 extended in the longitudinal direction at the center of the vehicle to convey the air discharged from the front wheel chamber 60 or to supply the air to the rear wheel chamber 62; and (1-c) a wheel air flow control device 80 provided in a portion where the wheel chambers 60, 62 and the ventilation path 50 are joined to selectively control a right air flow on the right side of the center wheel 12 and a left air flow on the left side thereof.


Inventors:
SEKIYA YOSHIHIDE
HASEGAWA AKIRA
KIMURA YUKIHIDE
Application Number:
JP2011204499A
Publication Date:
April 11, 2013
Filing Date:
September 20, 2011
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP
International Classes:
B62D37/02; B62D35/00; B62D61/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Chubu International Patent Office