Cantilevered flapper door assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJose Nicolas Juarez Espinoza, Diego Fabricio Villacres Mesias, Eric Bryan Arellano Aguilar
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Abstract
A flapper door assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a base comprising attachment features and a flapper door connected to the base via the attachment features and a first pivot axis to allow the door to rotate between open and closed positions, wherein the flapper door further comprises at least one cantilever spring integrally formed with the flapper door, wherein the cantilever spring comprises a beam and a second pivot axis offset from the first rod to bias the flapper door to the closed position.
Claims19
A flapper door assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a flapper door connected to the base and comprising a first pivot axis to allow a flap of the door to rotate between open and closed positions, wherein the flapper door further comprises at least one cantilever spring integrally formed with the flapper door, wherein the cantilever spring comprises a beam and a second pivot axis offset from the first pivot axis and connected to the base to bias the flapper door to the closed position.
A flapper door assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a base comprising attachment features;
- and
- a flapper door comprising first rod portions connected to the attachment features to allow a flap of the door to rotate about a first pivot axis between open and closed positions, wherein the flapper door further comprises at least one cantilever spring integrally formed with the flapper door, wherein the cantilever spring comprises a beam and a rod portion connected to one of the attachment features to pivot about a second pivot axis parallel to and offset from the first pivot axis to bias the flapper door to the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.