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Granted Patent B2
US 12,151,549 · App. 17/595,358 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

Air inlet arrangement

Inventors: Udo Hafner (Munich, DE); Arne Koehler (Pliening, DE); Haci Korkusuz Janket (Putzbrunn, DE)
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
B60K11/085B60Y2400/30
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Patent No.
US 12,151,549
App. No.
17/595,358
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air inlet arrangement of a front fairing of a vehicle includes an air inlet element having at least one air inlet opening, and at least one adjustable air flap which is movable into an open position and into a closed position. The air flap in the open position opens up the air inlet opening and in the closed position closes the air inlet opening. The air flap is formed in two parts with two flap elements which are adjustable in an opposed manner.

Claims (35)

1. An air inlet arrangement of a front faring of a vehicle, comprising:

an air inlet element having an air inlet opening; and

at least one adjustable air flap which is movable into an open position and into a closed position,

wherein the air flap in the open position opens up the air inlet opening and in the closed position closes the air inlet opening,

wherein the air flap is formed in two parts with two flap elements which are adjustable in an opposed manner,

wherein the air flap in the closed position is arranged flush with a frontmost surface of the air inlet element with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle, such that a frontmost boundary of the air inlet opening is closed,

the two flap elements are each arranged so as to be foldable about a horizontal flap axis,

the flap axes are each offset toward a rear of the vehicle by a distance from closing surfaces of the flap elements, and the distance is at least 40% and at maximum 70% of a total vertical height of the air inlet opening.

2. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an environmental sensor arranged on a vehicle side of the air inlet element,

wherein a viewing area of the environmental sensor is opened up by opening the air flap.

3. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the air flap in the open position is completely arranged on a side of the frontmost surface that lies counter to the direction of travel.

4. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the air inlet element comprises a second air inlet opening and at least one web which is arranged between the air inlet opening and the second air inlet opening, and

the air flap in the closed position is arranged flush with a frontmost surface of the at least one web with respect to a direction of travel of the vehicle, such that frontmost boundary of the air inlet opening is closed.

5. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the flap axes are each positioned immediately adjacent to one another in a center of a vertical dimension of the air inlet opening.

6. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one second air flap which is configured to open up and to close a second air inlet opening,

wherein the second air flap has a plurality of sliding elements which are slidable telescopically into one another,

wherein the at least one second air flap in a closed position is arranged flush with the frontmost surface of the air inlet element with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle, such that a frontmost boundary of the second air inlet opening is closed.

7. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an oscillation stopper element which closes at least one air inlet opening.

8. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the air inlet element is a radiator grille.

9. A vehicle comprising an air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 .

10. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one second air flap which is configured to open up and to close a second air inlet opening,

wherein the second air flap has a plurality of slats which are rollable up in a manner of a roller shutter, and

wherein the at least one second air flap in a closed position is arranged flush with the frontmost surface of the air inlet element with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle, such that a frontmost boundary of the second air inlet opening is closed.

11. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein

the air flap in the closed position forms a homogeneous surface with the air inlet element.

12. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein

the second air flap in the closed position forms a homogeneous surface with the second inlet element.

13. The air inlet arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein

the second air flap in the closed position forms a homogeneous surface with the second inlet element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2021
From: HAFNER, UDO; KOEHLER, ARNE; JANKET, HACI KORKUSUZ
To: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 058120/0031 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 113 165.0 · May 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220194214A1 · Jun 23, 2022
Cited By (1)
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