Active air flap apparatus for vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorHyeon Seok YOON
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an active air flap apparatus, and the active air flap apparatus includes a frame coupled to a rear surface of a grill in which an air inlet is formed, a flap portion slidably coupled to an inside of the frame to open or close the air inlet formed in the grill, an actuator coupled to an outside of the frame to transmit power to the flap portion to open or close the air inlet, and a gear unit configured to transmit the power generated from the actuator to the flap portion, in which the flap portion is provided as a pair of flap portions, and when the air inlet is closed, the pair of flap portions close an upper region and a lower region of the air inlet while a distance between end portions in a direction toward the air inlet increases.
Claims17
An active air flap apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a frame coupled to a rear surface of a grill in which an air inlet is disposed;
- a flap portion slidably coupled to an inside of the frame to open or close the air inlet;
- an actuator coupled to an outside of the frame to transmit power to the flap portion to open or close the air inlet;
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- a gear unit configured to transmit the power generated from the actuator to the flap portion,
- wherein the flap portion is provided as a pair of flap portions, and the pair of flap portions are configured to close an upper region and a lower region of the air inlet to close the air inlet, while a distance between end portions of the pair of flap portions in a direction toward the air inlet increases.
An active air flap apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
- a frame coupled to a rear surface of a grill in which an air inlet is disposed;
- a flap portion slidably fixed inside the frame to open or close the air inlet;
- an actuator coupled to an outside of the frame to transmit power to the flap portion to open or close the air inlet;
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- a gear unit configured to transmit the power generated from the actuator to the flap portion,
- wherein one vertical frame of a pair of vertical frames includes a pair of guide members disposed on inner surfaces of the pair of vertical frames to guide horizontal movement and vertical movement of the flap portion, and
- the guide members include:
- an upper guide portion configured to guide horizontal movement and vertical upward movement of one of the pair of flap portions;
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- a lower guide portion configured to guide horizontal movement and vertical downward movement of the other one of the pair of flap portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.