Air flap apparatus for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorIn Cheol Kim
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an air flap apparatus for a vehicle, which is improved to prevent an air flap from being rotated by a traveling wind generated when the vehicle travels at a high speed. The air flap apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame disposed behind a grill of a vehicle, an air flap that opens or closes an air inlet formed in the frame, a power transmission unit that is connected to the air flap and rotates the air flap, and a driving unit that is disposed outside the frame and generates power, wherein the power transmission unit includes a link that is connected to the air flap and rotates the air flap, and a loader that is connected to the driving unit, is rotated by the power generate by the driving unit, and stops movement of the link when the air flap closes the air inlet.
Claims8
An air flap apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a frame disposed behind a grill of a vehicle;
- an air flap configured to open or close an air inlet formed in the frame;
- an actuator disposed outside the frame and configured to provide rotational power;
- a link and a load connected to the air flap and configured to rotate the air flap,
- the loader rotated by the rotational power provided by the actuator, and configured to stop movement of the link when the air flap closes the air inlet,
- wherein the link includes a link body that is connected to the air flap and the loader and allows reverse rotation by the loader,
- the loader includes a loader plate connected to the link body,
- the air flap is rotatably configured to be disposed at a first position at which the air inlet is open and a second position at which the air inlet is closed, and
- when the air flap is disposed at the second position, the link body is disposed parallel to the loader plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.