Granted Patent B2

US 12,208,724 · App. 18/396,188 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Inventors: Parthasarathy Raghavan (Chennai, IN); Shankar Duraisamy (Chennai, IN); Arunkumar Subramanian (Chennai, IN); Sebastien Velasco (Chennai, IN); Arulkumaran Mohan (Chennai, IN)

Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES

B60Q1/0017B60K11/085B60Q1/28

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A front face lighting assembly configured to be fitted in a vehicle,

the front face lighting assembly comprising:

a screen which comprises at least one passage via which an air flow is able to pass through the screen,

a shut-off device configured to control circulation of the air flow through the passage,

wherein the shut-off device comprises at least one flap adapted to take up a first position in which the flap shuts off the passage and a second position in which the flap opens the passage,

a lever which controls at least the positions of the flap, and

at least one lighting device borne by the lever and distinct from the flap.

2. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the flap comprises a rotation shaft borne at least by the screen,

wherein the flap comprises a control pin engaged in the lever, wherein the flap goes from one of its positions to the other via the control pin.

3. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the lighting device is in the form of a rigid strip light.

4. A motor vehicle comprising a front face lighting assembly according to claim 1 .

5. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 1 , comprising a retention element,

wherein the retention element comprises at least one groove, wherein at least one lighting device travels inside the groove.

6. Front The front face lighting assembly according to claim 5 ,

wherein the lighting device and the flap extend in a vertical direction between a first end and a second end,

wherein the lever is arranged at the first end while the retention element is arranged at the second end.

7. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of lighting devices arranged in series along the lever.

8. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 7 ,

wherein the lighting device is electrically connected to a control device by an electrical connection extending along the lever.

9. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 8 ,

wherein the lighting devices are controlled independently of one another by the control device.

10. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 1 ,

wherein the lighting device is adapted to take up a first configuration in which the lighting device is moved away from the passage, and

wherein the lighting device is adapted to take up a second configuration in which the lighting device is facing the passage.

11. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 10 ,

wherein the lighting device is in its first configuration when the flap is in its first position,

wherein the lighting device is in its second configuration when the flap is in its second position.

12. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 10 ,

wherein the lever is movable in translation in such a way as to cause the lighting device to go from one of its configurations to the other.

13. The front face lighting assembly according to claim 12 ,

wherein the screen is provided with at least one guide which carries the lever in its translational movement.

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