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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Scott P. Charnesky, Birmingham, MI (US);
Horacio A. Miretti, Rochester, MI (US);
Julie A. Bryce, Novi, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott P. Charnesky, Birmingham, MI (US);
Horacio A. Miretti, Rochester, MI (US);
Julie A. Bryce, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airflow control device for controlling a flow of air through a grille of a vehicle includes a sheet of flexible material. The sheet is moveable between an open position allowing airflow through the grille and a closed position blocking airflow through the grille. The sheet moves in a generally vertical path between the open position and the closed position.