IP Library Granted Patent US 9,758,031
Granted Patent B2
US 9,758,031 · App. 15/036,777 · Granted Sep 12, 2017

Radiator grille arrangement for a vehicle

Inventors: Stephen Edwards (Ehningen, DE); Holger Jakobs (Dettenhausen, DE); Heinz Mueller (Hennef, DE)
Assignee: Daimler AG
B60K11/085
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Patent No.
US 9,758,031
App. No.
15/036,777
Granted
Sep 12, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiator grille arrangement for a vehicle is disclosed. The grille arrangement has at least one support frame surrounding a primary air inlet, a number of closure flaps which are mounted for rotation around a flap rotation axis between a closed position and an open position, where flap levers are molded or formed on the closure flaps, the flap levers being operatively connected to a sliding bolt, and an actuating drive for positioning the closure flaps. A flap frame is provided for receiving the closure flaps, the sliding bolt and the actuating drive, where the flap frame is formed in two parts and is able to be attached to the support frame of a radiator shield in a non-positive, positive and/or firmly bonded manner.

Claims (11)

1. A radiator grille arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:

a support frame surrounding a primary air inlet;

a plurality of closure flaps which are each rotatably mounted around a respective flap rotation axis between a closed position and an open position, wherein respective flap levers are moulded or formed on each of the plurality of closure flaps and wherein the flap levers are operatively connected to a sliding bolt;

an actuating drive for positioning of the plurality of closure flaps;

a flap frame, wherein the plurality of closure flaps; the sliding bolt, and the actuating drive are disposed on the flap frame, wherein the flap frame is formed in two parts, and wherein the flap frame is attached to the support frame in a non-positive manner and a positive manner; and

wherein receiving units are formed or moulded on the flap frame and wherein the plurality of closure flaps, the sliding bolt, and the actuating drive are received on the receiving units.

2. The radiator grille arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a movement transferred to the plurality of closure flaps by the actuating drive is limitable by stop elements formed on the support frame and the plurality of closure flaps.

3. The radiator grille arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein end stops are formed the actuating drive and wherein a pivotal movement of a drive lever is limitable by the end stops.

4. The radiator grille arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the actuating drive is coupled to the sliding bolt such that a torque of the actuating drive is transferable to the plurality of closure flaps by the sliding bolt.

5. The radiator grille arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the flap levers are formed such that a respective flap lever lies substantially continuously in a recess allocated to the respective flap lever, irrespective of a movement of the sliding bolt.

6. The radiator grille arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the flap rotation axis of a respective closure flap is arranged centrally.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: DAIMLER AG
To: MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 072886/0467 →
ASSIGNMENT OF 50% INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: DAIMLER AG
To: MONTAPLAST GMBH
Reel/Frame 044557/0607 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2016
From: EDWARDS, STEPHEN; JAKOBS, HOLGER; MUELLER, HEINZ
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 040255/0509 →
Continuity (1)
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