Aero Adaptive Toneau from Ford? Patent pending?

[Fastmikerx7]

I thought this is pretty cool.

https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20240034133

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[sotek2345]

Interesting - maybe something for T3? But then patents don't mean anything will actually be produced.

 

[Howard_Scott_Warshaw]

I thought this is pretty cool.

https://ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/20240034133

I want to know, but then I don't want to know what you do for a living that allows you to crawl the patent office website looking for things like this.

Seems like lots of moving parts, but nice find.

 

[Fastmikerx7]

My co-worker just bought a new SR XLT Lightning(He got it for like $43k after wheelin n dealin $6k under MSRP + the $7500 off)and was thinking about a toneau and found that somehow..
He found that, not me.

He was going to do the CyberTruck thing but he wasn't impressed.

He is pretty happy with new rig.

 

[Fastmikerx7]

https://carbuzz.com/news/ford-improves-on-tesla-cybertruck-design-with-adaptive-tonneau-cover

Ah ha! He said it came from here....

 

[Tony Burgh]

They want to patent a decoration. There is no quantitative backup for the apparatus. If a bed tonneau has negligible range improvement, why should this mechanical cludge do any better.

 

[Danface]

Drew a few similar things in Sketchup recently and was looking at Bimini covers for examples of folding ones ... bastards! LOL

Just need a 5x10 piece of Thermolite, some framing and trim

https://www.whitneyglazingsupply.com/product.htm?id=197U3TYB


Was hoping these guys would get into the truck cover biz:

https://clamdoor.com/

 

[sotek2345]

They want to patent a decoration. There is no quantitative backup for the apparatus. If a bed tonneau has negligible range improvement, why should this mechanical cludge do any better.

Some modeling was done (outside of Ford) showing a just under 15% reduction in drag.

https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/lowering-drag-coefficient-by-14-8.10562/

 

[Fastmikerx7]

Drew a few similar things in Sketchup recently and was looking at Bimini covers for examples of folding ones ... bastards! LOL

Just need a 5x10 piece of Thermolite, some framing and trim

https://www.whitneyglazingsupply.com/product.htm?id=197U3TYB


Was hoping these guys would get into the truck cover biz:

https://clamdoor.com/

I like your idea!

 

[Danface]

I may borrow the "upper shroud" part from the design they have since it would improve air flow even when the rest of the unit was removed or lowered

 

[Danface]

I like your idea!

Thanks!

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