Air curtain apparatus and vehicle bumper assembly including the same
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsJang Ho Kim, Jae Sup Byun
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an air curtain apparatus capable of improving aerodynamics of a vehicle and preventing the degradation of aesthetics of the vehicle, and a vehicle bumper assembly including the same. In an air curtain apparatus disposed in a bumper cover provided with an inlet hole through which headwind is introduced according to one embodiment of the present invention, the air curtain apparatus includes a flap assembly disposed in the inlet hole to open and close the inlet hole and an actuator coupled to the flap assembly to operate the flap assembly, wherein the flap assembly includes a plurality of flaps disposed collinear with the bumper cover to close the inlet hole and rotated in a stepped manner to open the inlet hole.
Claims14
An air curtain apparatus disposed in a bumper cover provided with an inlet hole through which headwind is introduced, the air curtain apparatus comprising:
- a flap assembly disposed in the inlet hole to open and close the inlet hole;
- and
- an actuator coupled to the flap assembly to operate the flap assembly,
- wherein the flap assembly includes a plurality of flaps disposed collinear with the bumper cover to close the inlet hole and rotated in a stepped manner to open the inlet hole,
- wherein the plurality of flaps include a first flap, a second flap, and a third flap which are disposed in the inlet hole in a height direction of the bumper cover;
- and
- the first flap, the second flap, and the third flap have the same rotational center.
A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:
- a bumper cover provided with an inlet hole through which headwind is introduced;
- and
- an air curtain apparatus disposed in the bumper cover,
- wherein the air curtain apparatus includes a flap assembly disposed in the inlet hole to open and close the inlet hole and an actuator coupled to the flap assembly to operate the flap assembly, and
- the flap assembly includes a plurality of flaps disposed collinear with the bumper cover to close the inlet hole and rotated in a stepped manner to open the inlet hole,
- wherein the plurality of flaps include a first flap, a second flap, and a third flap which are disposed in the inlet hole in a height direction of the bumper cover;
- and
- the first flap, the second flap, and the third flap have the same rotational center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.