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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Magna Exteriors Inc., Concord, CA;
Inventor:
Jeffrey B. Manhire, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
MAGNA EXTERIORS, INC, Concord, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01); F01P 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01); F01P 7/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2306/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Typical active grille shutter vanes meet the frame at either end, with a small clearance between the parts, to avoid the parts binding together. This invention adds a set of soft flaps, which are molded in a two-shot process, to allow the vanes to seal against the frame while closed but sit free of the frame while open. This clearance is accomplished by adding a stepped wall to the frame component, to create an interference between the vane flaps while turning to the closed position, causing the flaps to be deflected in a gradual manner, so the actuator motor is not taxed with a sudden increase in required torque.