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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01); B60R 19/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/085 (2013.01); B60R 19/48 (2013.01); B60R 2019/486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shutter mechanism is adapted to be provided to a grill opening in a vehicle body. Opening and closing operations of the shutter mechanism are controlled by an electronic control unit (ECU). The ECU determines whether a vehicle is in a traveling end state. If the vehicle is in the traveling end state, the ECU determines whether or not the shutter mechanism is in an open state. If the ECU determines that the open state of the shutter mechanism cannot be confirmed, the ECU controls the shutter mechanism to open the shutter mechanism.