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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Srg Global Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Rob Frayer, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
Kurt Meier, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Kim Wilkinson, Dexter, MI (US);
Brian Przyjacielski, Shelby Township, MN (US);
SRG Global Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
An active grille shutter (AGS) system for a vehicle comprises a housing defining at least one opening, a set of louvers disposed in the at least one opening, wherein a first louver of the set of louvers has a rotational offset with respect to a second louver of the set of louvers, and a louver compensation system connected between an actuator system of the AGS system and at least one of the first and second louvers, the louver compensation system comprising a first rotationally flexible member, wherein the actuator system is configured to rotatably drive the first and second louvers, and wherein the first rotationally flexible member rotatably flexes to compensate for the rotational offset. A grille assembly of the vehicle and/or a side vent assembly of the vehicle could incorporate the AGS system.