# US 10,118,480 B2 · Grille shutter module

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- Number: US 10,118,480 B2
- Document ID: US10118480B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/513,131
- Filed: 2015-11-02
- Published: 2017-10-12
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-26
- Assignees: FALTEC Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: FALTEC Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Takeshi Yasui
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10118480B2

## CPC

- B60K 11/085: {with adjustable shutters or blinds}
- B60K 11/04: Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds
- B60R 19/52: Radiator or grille guards {; Radiator grilles (cooling aspects B60K11/08)}
- B60R 21/00: Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks (safety belts or body harnesses in vehicles B60R22/00; seats constructed to protect the occupant from the effect of abnormal g-forces, e.g. crash or safety seats, B60N2/42; energy-absorbing arrangements for hand wheels for steering vehicles B62D1/11; energy-absorbing arrangements for vehicle steering columns B62D1/19)
- B60Y 2400/411: Bowden cables or linkages
- G01S 2013/93271: {in the front of the vehicles}
- Y02T 10/88: Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses
- B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A grill shutter module includes a radar unit which radiates radio waves toward a front, a rotatable flap disposed on a side of the radar unit, an actuator disposed behind the radar unit, and a power transmission part configured to connect the actuator and the flap to transmit power from the actuator to the flap.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A grill shutter module comprising:
a radar unit which radiates radio waves toward a front;
a rotatable flap disposed on a side of the radar unit;
an actuator disposed behind the radar unit; and
a power transmission part configured to connect the actuator and the flap to transmit power from the actuator to the flap, wherein
the power transmission part comprises a bracket which is movable in an up-down direction by the actuator, and a link part which connects the bracket and a rotary shaft of the flap, and
the radar unit comprises a guide part which guides the movement of the bracket in the up-down direction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The grill shutter module according to claim 1, comprising:
a plurality of flaps and a plurality of link parts, wherein the plurality of link parts are connected to the bracket.