Driving vane for an active grille shutter device
AssigneeValeo Systemes Thermiques
InventorVictor Manuel Minero Ramales
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Abstract
A driving vane for mounting on an active grille shutter device with an actuator, linkage and follower vanes, including: a connection portion for mounting on the actuator; and a lever for cooperating with the linkage in order to transmit a movement of the driving vane to at least one follower vane. The driving vane is made integral.
Claims20
A driving vane for mounting on an active grille shutter device with an actuator, a linkage and a follower vane, comprising:
- a connection portion for mounting on the actuator, the connection portion including teeth for engaging with a toothed cavity of the actuator;
- and
- a lever for cooperating with the linkage in order to transmit a movement of the driving vane to the follower vane;
- wherein the driving vane is made integral.
An active griller shutter device comprising:
- a frame;
- a subassembly connected to the frame, including:
- an actuator,
- a driving vane with a connection portion, the connection portion including teeth for engaging with a cavity of the actuator;
- a plurality of follower vanes,
- a linkage operatively linked with the driving vane and the plurality of the follower vanes, wherein the driving vane is connected with the actuator by the connection portion and includes a lever configured to operate with the linkage in order to transmit a movement of the driving vane to the plurality of the follower vanes;
- wherein the driving vane is made integral.
A driving vane for mounting on an active grille shutter device with an actuator, a linkage and a plurality of follower vanes, comprising:
- a connection portion for mounting on the actuator;
- wherein the linkage includes two lateral connection walls each connected to the plurality of follower vanes, two flanges, and a pin forming a bridge portion between the two flanges;
- and
- a lever for cooperating with the linkage in order to transmit a movement of the driving vane to the plurality of follower vanes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.