Active aero shutter for a motor vehicle
AssigneeWuhan Lotus Cars Co., Ltd.
InventorsPhilip Hall, Thomas Wiech, Falk Fritz, Alexander Neumann
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Abstract
The invention refers to an active aero shutter for a motor vehicle, comprising a frame with openings through which air can flow, at least one closing plate in each opening, which closes the opening and stops the air flow when closed, and the frame is formed by several struts, each connected to at least one other strut, wherein each closing plate is pivoted with a hinge on a basic strut. As the active aero shutter according to the invention has counterrotating closing plates which are rotating in several angles it is possible to explore new design concepts and ensure driving performance.
Claims15
An active aero shutter for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a frame with a plurality of openings through which air can flow, and
- a plurality of closing plates in each opening of the plurality of openings, the plurality of closing plates configured to close the corresponding opening and stop the air flow through the corresponding opening,
- wherein the frame is formed by a plurality of struts, each strut of the plurality of struts connected to at least one other strut of the plurality of struts, and
- wherein:
- the frame comprises a plurality of basic struts,
- each closing plate of the plurality of closing plates is pivoted with a hinge on a corresponding basic strut of the plurality of basic struts, the plurality of closing plates comprising at least one closing plate, and
- on each basic strut (22) a corresponding closing plate of the plurality of closing plates is mounted with the hinge and each strut of the plurality of struts forms a rotational axis for the corresponding closing plate, and
- the rotational axes of two adjacent closing plates of plurality of closing plates are angled relative to each other, wherein the angle between the rotational axes corresponds to the angle between the plurality of struts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.