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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2018
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hanon Systems, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 11/04 (2013.01); B60K 2001/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A front end module for an electric vehicle is provided. The front end module includes a carrier that is disposed inside a bumper cover having a lower grille. The carrier includes a receiving opening within which a heat exchanger is disposed. In addition, an active air flap is disposed below the carrier and adjacent to the lower grille, the active air flap having a plurality of pivotable flaps. Further, the front end module includes an air guard that is disposed above the active air flap and covers a front surface of the heat exchanger disposed within the receiving opening of the carrier.