Vehicle active side vent system
AssigneeSRG Global, Inc.
InventorsRob Frayer, Patrick Ayoub, David Michael Dunford
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Abstract
An active side vent system for a vehicle can include a housing disposed in a side vent opening defined by a recessed surface in a rear portion of a front fender of the vehicle, a set of louvers disposed in the housing and configured to pivot such that (i) in an open position, none of the set of louvers extends beyond an outer surface of the front fender and (ii) in a closed position, the set of louvers are substantially flush with the recessed surface of the front fender, and an actuator configured to control the pivoting of the set of louvers.
Claims20
An active side vent system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a housing disposed in a side vent opening defined by a recessed surface in a rear portion of a front fender of the vehicle;
- a set of louvers disposed in the housing and configured to pivot such that (i) in an open position, none of the set of louvers extends beyond an outer surface of the front fender and (ii) in a closed position, the set of louvers are substantially flush with the recessed surface of the front fender;
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- an actuator configured to control the pivoting of the set of louvers.
An active side vent system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first active side vent subsystem associated with a first side of the vehicle and comprising:
- a first housing disposed in a first side vent opening defined by a first recessed surface in a first rear portion of a first front fender of the vehicle, and
- a first set of louvers disposed in the first housing and configured to pivot such that (i) in an open position, none of the first set of louvers extends beyond a first outer surface of the first front fender and (ii) in a closed position, the first set of louvers are substantially flush with the first recessed surface of the first front fender;
- a second active side vent subsystem associated with an opposing second side of the vehicle and comprising:
- a second housing disposed in a second side vent opening defined by a second recessed surface in a second rear portion of a second front fender of the vehicle, and
- a second set of louvers disposed in the second housing and configured to pivot such that (i) in an open position, none of the second set of louvers extends beyond a second outer surface of the second front fender and (ii) in a closed position, the second set of louvers are substantially flush with the second recessed surface of the second fender;
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- an actuator configured to control the pivoting of both the first and second sets of louvers.
An airflow control system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a front active grille shutter (AGS) system comprising:
- a first housing disposed in a front grille opening of the vehicle, and
- a first set of louvers disposed in the front grille opening and configured to pivot between (i) an open position during which air flows through the front grille opening and into a powertrain compartment of the vehicle and (ii) a closed position during which airflow through the front grille opening and into the powertrain compartment is mitigated;
- a first active side vent subsystem comprising:
- a second housing disposed a first side vent opening defined by a first recessed surface in a first rear portion of a first front fender of the vehicle, and
- a second set of louvers disposed in the second housing and configured to pivot such that (i) in an open position, none of the second set of louvers extends beyond a first outer surface of the first front fender and (ii) in a closed position, the second set of louvers are substantially flush with the first recessed surface of the first front fender;
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- an actuator system configured to control the pivoting of both the first and second sets of louvers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.