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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Steven David Errick, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01); F28F 27/02 (2006.01); F28D 1/04 (2006.01); F25B 39/04 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01); B60H 1/00335 (2013.01); B60K 11/04 (2013.01); F28D 1/0435 (2013.01); F28F 27/02 (2013.01); F25B 39/04 (2013.01); F25B 2700/2106 (2013.01); F25B 2700/2116 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0084 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0094 (2013.01); Y02T 10/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active seal arrangement operably connected to a radiator and condenser of a vehicle. The arrangement includes at least one movable seal. The seal is selectively movable between a closed, air-restricting position and an open, air-passing position. The seal is slidably attached to a side wall fitted between the radiator and the condenser. A position controller operably connected to at least one sensor regulates the position of the seal.