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US 2014/0196965 A1Published application
Vehicle grille close-out assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsGordon M. Platto, David Michael Lechkun, Dong Park, Brad Alan Richards, Jonathan Fontaine
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Abstract
A vehicle grille assembly is provided with a grille and a close-out assembly. The close-out assembly is adapted to at least partially block an airflow opening in the vehicle grille is moveable to translate and rotate with respect to the airflow opening.
Claims20
A vehicle grille close-out assembly comprising:
- a close-out element moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position and adapted to at least partially block an airflow opening in a vehicle grille in the deployed position;
- a carrier arm mounted to slide in a fore-aft direction, wherein the close-out element is pivotally connected to the carrier arm;
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- a support arm including at least one roller connected to the support arm and supporting the close-out element, wherein the close-out element translates on the roller with respect to the support arm when the carrier arm slides in the fore-aft direction,
- wherein the close-out element pivots and is unsupported by the support arm in the stowed position.
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A vehicle grille assembly comprising:
- a grille;
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- a close-out assembly adapted to at least partially block an airflow opening in the vehicle grille and being moveable to translate and rotate with respect to the airflow opening.
A vehicle comprising:
- a front fascia having a grille defining at least one airflow opening;
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- a grille close-out assembly adapted to at least partially block the airflow opening and being moveable to translate and rotate with respect to the airflow opening between a stowed position and a deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.