US 2010/0147611 A1 · Motor vehicle and control method of motor vehicle

Abstract

A motor vehicle is equipped with an outside air introduction assembly 104 functioning to introduce the outside air into a radiator 92 in an engine cooling system during driving, as well as with an outside air introduction assembly 114 functioning to introduce the outside air into an engine 22 during driving. The motor vehicle is also equipped with shutter plates 106 capable of regulating the amount of the outside air to be introduced by the outside air introduction assembly 104, as well as with shutter plates 116 capable of regulating the amount of the outside air to be introduced by the outside air introduction assembly 114. The shutter plates 106 and the shutter plates 116 are individually actuated and controlled to increase the amount of the outside air to be introduced by the outside air introduction assembly 104 and the amount of the outside air to be introduced by the outside air introduction assembly 114 with an increase of temperature of cooling water detected as a cooling water temperature Twe in the engine cooling system. Such actuation and control assures the adequate cooling performances to cool down the cooling water by the radiator 92 and to cool down the engine 22.

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Dependent claims

A motor vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine held in a storage space provided in a vehicle front portion, the motor vehicle comprising:

a heat exchanger provided in proximity to a forefront of the storage space and arranged to perform heat exchange between a cooling liquid used for cooling down the internal combustion engine and the outside air;
a first outside air introduction assembly arranged to introduce the outside air from the forefront of the storage space into the heat exchanger during driving of the motor vehicle;
a second outside air introduction assembly arranged to introduce the outside air from the forefront of the storage space into the internal combustion engine during driving of the motor vehicle;
a first adjustment assembly arranged to regulate an amount of the outside air to be introduced into the heat exchanger by the first outside air introduction assembly;
and
a second adjustment assembly arranged to regulate an amount of the outside air to be introduced into the internal combustion engine by the second outside air introduction assembly.

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Motor vehicle and control method of motor vehicle

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Motor vehicle and control method of motor vehicle

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