IP Library Granted Patent US 10,787,141
Granted Patent B2
US 10,787,141 · App. 15/767,688 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

AGS with displaceable actuator

Inventors: Frédéric Vacca (Le Mesnil Saint-Denis, FR); Enzo Mitidieri (Le Mesnil Saint-Denis, FR)
Assignee: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
B60R19/52B60K11/085B60R21/34B60R2019/527B60Y2306/01Y02T10/88
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Patent No.
US 10,787,141
App. No.
15/767,688
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a device (AGS) for controlling the air intake for a front face module for a motor vehicle, comprising shutters (SHT 1 , SHT 2 ), an actuator (ACT) arranged so as to control the shutters (SHT 1 , SHT 2 ), and a flexible connection (STR, ROD) connecting the actuator (ACT) to the shutters (SHT 1 , SHT 2 ), which can displace the actuator (ACT) in order to prevent it (ACT) from causing damage to an entity (PED, OBS) in the event of a collusion between the motor vehicle and said entity (PED, OBS). The invention also relates to a front face module for a motor vehicle comprising such an air intake control device.

Claims (26)

1. An air intake control device for a front face module for a motor vehicle, comprising:

shutters;

an actuator arranged so as to control the shutters; and

a flexible connection connecting the actuator to the shutters and able to relocate the actuator from being adjacent to the shutter to a more remote location during assembly, providing a separation between the actuator and the shutter in the event of a collision of the motor vehicle,

wherein the front face module for the motor vehicle comprises a radiator support and a radiator, the radiator support comprising a protection element to isolate the actuator from an obstacle in the event of the collision, and

the protection element is disposed between the actuator and the shutters such that, in a viewing direction along a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, the protection element is behind the shutters.

2. The air intake control device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flexible connection comprises a cable.

3. An air intake control device for a front face module for a motor vehicle, comprising:

shutters;

an actuator arranged so as to control the shutters; and

a flexible connection connecting the actuator to the shutters and able to relocate the actuator from being adjacent to the shutter to a more remote location during assembly, providing a separation between the actuator and the shutter in the event of a collision of the motor vehicle,

wherein the flexible connection comprises a linkage,

the front face module for the motor vehicle comprises a radiator support and a radiator, the radiator support comprising a protection element to isolate the actuator from an obstacle in the event of the collision, and

the protection element is disposed between the actuator and the shutters such that, in a viewing direction along a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, the protection element is behind the shutters.

4. A front face module for a motor vehicle comprising:

a protection element; and

an air intake control device for the front face module for the motor vehicle, comprising:

shutters;

an actuator arranged so as to control the shutters; and

a flexible connection connecting the actuator to the shutters and able to relocate the actuator from being adjacent to the shutter to a more remote location during assembly, providing a separation between the actuator and the shutter in the event of a collision of the motor vehicle,

wherein the actuator is fixed to the protection element,

the front face module for the motor vehicle comprises a radiator support and a radiator, the radiator support comprising the protection element to isolate the actuator from an obstacle in the event of the collision, and

the protection element is disposed between the actuator and the shutters such that, in a viewing direction along a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle, the protection element is behind the shutters.

5. The front face module for a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said protection element comprises a bumper beam.

6. The front face module for a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a first series of shutters is located above the bumper beam, and a second series of shutters is located below the bumper beam, the actuator being arranged to control the two series of shutters independently.

7. The front face module for a motor vehicle as claimed in claim 4 , comprising a shroud fixed behind the radiator to conduct the air passing through the radiator, wherein the actuator is fixed at least one of inside of the shroud and on the shroud.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2018
From: VACCA, FREDERIC; MITIDIERI, ENZO
To: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
Reel/Frame 045784/0651 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 15 59807 · Oct 15, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180304843A1 · Oct 25, 2018
Cited By (3)
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