# US 10,500,943 B2 · Grill shutter device

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- Number: US 10,500,943 B2
- Document ID: US10500943B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/120,838
- Filed: 2018-09-04
- Published: 2019-05-16
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2017-11-14
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Hitoshi Aoyama; Masayuki Kitashiba
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500943B2

## CPC

- B60K 11/085: {with adjustable shutters or blinds}
- B60K 11/06: with air cooling
- 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

## Abstract

A grill shutter device includes an opening portion positioned in a vehicle front portion, a fin configured to open and close the opening portion, and a frame configured to hold the fin. The frame has an inner frame and an outer frame. The inner frame has a rear side air introduction port open toward the cooling object device. The outer frame has a front side air introduction port positioned in front of the inner frame and open toward the rear side air introduction port at a position corresponding to the opening portion. The inner frame has a first wall portion covering the fin from a vehicle rear side in an open state where the fin opens the opening portion. The outer frame has a second wall portion covering the fin from the vehicle front side in the open state where the fin opens the opening portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A grill shutter device comprising:
an opening portion disposed in a vehicle front portion on a vehicle front-side of a cooling object device mounted in a vehicle, the opening portion being disposed at a part of an outer surface of the vehicle front portion;
a fin configured to open and close the opening portion, the fin having the same shape as the opening portion in a front view of the vehicle and having a surface continuous with respect to the outer surface in a closed state where the fin closes the opening portion; and
a frame disposed between the opening portion and the cooling object device and configured to hold the fin, the frame including an inner frame and an outer frame, the inner frame having a rear side air introduction port open toward the cooling object device, the outer frame having a front side air introduction port disposed in front of the inner frame and open toward the rear side air introduction port at a position corresponding to the opening portion, the inner frame having a first wall portion covering the fin from a vehicle rear side in an open state where the fin opens the opening portion, and the outer frame having a second wall portion covering the fin from the vehicle front side in the open state where the fin opens the opening portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The grill shutter device according to claim 1, wherein the outer frame has an opening fitting portion fitted to an edge portion of the opening portion in an edge portion of the front side air introduction port.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The grill shutter device according to claim 1, wherein the frame constitutes a closed section in side view of the vehicle with the inner frame and the outer frame.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The grill shutter device according to claim 1, wherein the inner frame has a rib formed in a lattice shape in front view of the vehicle in the rear side air introduction port.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The grill shutter device according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion includes a projection portion close to at least one of a vehicle upper side end portion and a vehicle lower side end portion of the fin in the closed state.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The grill shutter device according to claim 1, wherein the rear side air introduction port faces the cooling object device on the vehicle front side of the cooling object device.