Anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles
View Patent ↗An anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles has an air redirection duct configured to be attached to an underside of a vehicle. The air redirection duct has an airflow catchment with a flared input opening to intake a stream of air received due to forward movement of the vehicle. A tapered conduit connects the catchment to an exhaust output positioned near ground level ahead of one or more wheels of the vehicle, accelerating the received stream of air through the conduit in order to displace water or other fluid from the path of the wheels to prevent hydroplaning.
1 . An anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles comprising:
an air redirection duct configured to be attached to a vehicle;
the air redirection duct having;
an airflow catchment configured to capture a stream of air received due to forward movement of the vehicle;
a tapered conduit integral with the airflow catchment and configured to transfer and accelerate the stream of air from the airflow catchment to an exhaust output section, wherein the exhaust output section is configured to direct the stream of air to a position toward a ground surface infront of a rear wheel of the vehicle in order to displace fluid on a surface the vehicle is traveling thereon; and
a plurality of baffles disposed within an area formed by the exhaust output section, the plurality of baffles compress the stream of air traveling through the tapered conduit.
2 . The anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles of claim 1 , wherein the airflow catchment comprises a flared input opening.
3 . The anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles of claim 1 , wherein the tapered conduit decreases in cross-sectional area from the airflow catchment to the exhaust output.
4 . The anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles of claim 1 , wherein the exhaust output comprises an output opening.
5 . The anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles of claim 4 , wherein the output opening is smaller than the flared input opening.
6 . The anti-hydroplaning air redirection ducting system for vehicles of claim 1 , further comprising:
a wind skirt connected to the vehicle chassis, adjacent to and laterally outside the vehicle's wheels, wherein the wind skirt retains the accelerated output stream of air adjacent to the wheels.