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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Johnson Electric S.a., Murten, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Johnson Electric S.A., Murten, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/00 (2006.01); B60K 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18568 (2015.01);
Abstract
An actuator for opening and closing grille shutters includes a drive unit, a wheel driven by the drive unit, and a pair of shafts attached to the wheel and configured for driving the grille shutters to open or close. At least one of the shafts is pivotally coupled to the wheel so that an angle formed between the shafts and the wheel is adjustable.