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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Koichi Hirota, Takahama, JP;
Yoshimasa Asano, Kariya, JP;
Hitoshi Takayanagi, Kariya, JP;
Masayuki Nomura, Nagakute, JP;
Tatsuya Shimizu, Okazaki, JP;
Hironori Kanasaki, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Hirota, Takahama, JP;
Yoshimasa Asano, Kariya, JP;
Hitoshi Takayanagi, Kariya, JP;
Masayuki Nomura, Nagakute, JP;
Tatsuya Shimizu, Okazaki, JP;
Hironori Kanasaki, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A grille shutter control device is provided with a control section configured so as to open and close a shutter adapted to be provided in an air introduction path for introducing air ahead of the vehicle into an engine compartment. The grille shutter control device drives and controls first and second drive units. The grille shutter control device is provided with: an abnormality detecting section configured to detect an abnormality in the operation of the shutter on the basis of the condition of the shutter after the start of operation thereof; and an informing section for informing, on the basis of an abnormality in the operation detected by the abnormality detection section, the user of the abnormality in the operation of the shutter.