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US 10,507,720 B2Granted
Flap control device for motor vehicle and frame comprising such a device
AssigneeValeo Systemes Thermiques
InventorFrédéric Vacca
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Abstract
A flap control device spring driven toward open position upon actuator failure.
Claims9
A flap control device for a motor vehicle comprising:
- at least one flap;
- an actuator moving said at least one flap between a closed and open position,
- wherein said at least one flap is able to be detached from said actuator, in a reversible manner, in the event of failure of said actuator;
- a connector which connects a set of flaps including the at least one flap;
- a connecting rod operably connected to the at least one flap;
- and
- a spring longitudinally aligned with the connecting rod and configured to bias the connector and the set of flaps toward the open position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.