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App. No. 16/774,485

VEHICLE COOLING DEVICE

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App. No.
16/774,485
Abstract

A vehicle cooling device includes a heat exchanger, an under cover, and a rear duct. The heat exchanger is arranged so as to be exposed to outside air that is taken into an inside of a vehicle from a front side of the vehicle and that flows backward. The under cover constitutes a lower wall surface of a front end portion of the vehicle. The under cover includes a front cover portion and a rear cover portion that can open and close an opening portion positioned on a rear side of the heat exchanger, and an actuator that drives opening and closing of the front cover portion and the rear cover portion. The rear duct is provided on a rear side of the heat exchanger, and guides, to the opening portion of the under cover, outside air that passes through the heat exchanger.

Claims (15)

1 . A vehicle cooling device comprising:

a heat exchanger arranged so as to be exposed to outside air that is taken into an inside of a vehicle from a front side of the vehicle and that flows backward;

an under cover constituting a lower wall surface of the vehicle, and including a cover portion that can open and close an opening portion positioned on a rear side of the heat exchanger, and a driving device that drives opening and closing of the cover portion; and

a rear duct being provided on a rear side of the heat exchanger and guiding, to the opening portion of the under cover, outside air that passes through the heat exchanger.

2 . The vehicle cooling device according to claim 1 , further comprising a flow rate adjusting device being provided on a front side of the heat exchanger and adjusting a flow rate of outside air taken into the inside of the vehicle from the front side of the vehicle.

3 . The vehicle cooling device according to claim 2 , further comprising a front duct being provided between the flow rate adjusting device and the heat exchanger and guiding, to a front surface of the heat exchanger, outside air that passes through the flow rate adjusting device.

4 . The vehicle cooling device according to claim 1 , wherein

the cover portion includes a front cover portion rotatable around a shaft portion extending in a vehicle width direction at a front end portion of the opening portion, and,

in a state where the opening portion is opened, a distal end portion of the front cover portion is oriented to a lower end of the heat exchanger.

5 . The vehicle cooling device according to claim 2 , wherein

the cover portion includes a front cover portion rotatable around a shaft portion extending in a vehicle width direction at a front end portion of the opening portion, and,

in a state where the opening portion is opened, a distal end portion of the front cover portion is oriented to a lower end of the heat exchanger.

6 . The vehicle cooling device according to claim 3 , wherein

the cover portion includes a front cover portion rotatable around a shaft portion extending in a vehicle width direction at a front end portion of the opening portion, and,

in a state where the opening portion is opened, a distal end portion of the front cover portion is oriented to a lower end of the heat exchanger.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 21, 2021
From: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: AISIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058545/0769 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2020
From: TANAKA, HIROKI; MITSUYA, TOMOKI; HIBINO, YUSUKE
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 051643/0448 →