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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jin Young Yoon, Gimpo-si, KR;
Dong Eun Cha, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hong Heui Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae Sup Byun, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jang Ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable grille apparatus controls a flow rate of air circulated through the grille. Commercial properties are improved through an advanced opening and closing operation during adjustment of the air flow rate. The opening and closing operation of the grille is diversified, such as by sequential or simultaneous operation, so that the sense of operation is enhanced, an exterior design is diversified, and the air flow is secured through an optimization of the structural arrangement.