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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Yoshimasa Asano, Kariya, JP;
Kenji Maeta, Kariya, JP;
Kenji Hori, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Saito, Toyota, JP;
Yuji Suzuki, Chita-gun, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a grill shutter device including a shutter mechanism controlling a flow rate of air flowing into a vehicle body from the grill opening portion of the vehicle body front portion by an opening and closing operation; a frame configured to support the shutter mechanism within the grill opening portion; an actuator that is held in the frame and performs the opening and closing driving of the shutter mechanism; and a holding structure capable of relatively moving the actuator to the front side of the frame, based on the collision load at the time of the vehicle collision.