KR20120013062A

KR20120013062A - Automobile air flap opening & closing apparatus

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Publication number: KR20120013062A
Application number: KR1020100075221A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이승협
Original assignee: 현대자동차주식회사
Priority date: 2010-08-04
Filing date: 2010-08-04
Publication date: 2012-02-14
Also published as: KR101198838B1

Abstract

Air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle that improves the cooling efficiency by adjusting the opening and closing of the air flap as necessary.
Air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle according to the present invention is a front end module 10 is formed separately in the air passage in the horizontal direction in the upper and lower, respectively; An opening 20a is formed to correspond to the air flow path formed in the lower portion of the front end module 10, and rotates around the rotating shaft 22 formed in the horizontal direction to open and close the opening 20a. A flap unit 20 to which an air flap 24 is mounted; And a driving unit 30 for providing power to the air flap 24.

Description

Air flap opening and closing device of vehicle {AUTOMOBILE AIR FLAP OPENING & CLOSING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to an air flap opening and closing device of a vehicle, and more particularly to an air flap opening and closing device of a vehicle for controlling the opening and closing of the air flap.

In general, various heat exchange parts such as a radiator, an intercooler, an evaporator, a condenser, and the like for cooling a temperature or controlling a temperature in a vehicle, as well as an engine for driving the vehicle, are embedded in the engine room of the vehicle. The heat exchange fluid flows inside the heat exchange parts, and cooling or heat dissipation is performed through heat exchange between the fluid and the outside air. Therefore, in order for various heat exchange parts inside the vehicle engine room to operate stably, external air must be smoothly supplied into the engine room.

In recent years, in order to improve productivity by reducing the number of parts and processes of a vehicle, a plurality of parts are assembled and modularized.

FIG. 1 illustrates a front end module F in which the cooling module 1, the head lamp mounting unit 3, the bumper 5, and the like are modularized. The front end module F is formed around the carrier 7 which consists of the front panel 7a and the support panel 7b which extends at a predetermined angle from both ends of the front panel 7a. The cooling module 1 is mounted to the rear of the front panel, and the head lamp (not shown) is mounted to the head lamp mounting part 3 formed on the support panel 7b of the carrier 7. In front of the bumper 9 is mounted and modularized.

Air flaps are installed on the top and bottom of the front end module (F), respectively. In general, the air flap installed in the upper portion is controlled by the actuator, but the air flap A installed in the lower portion, that is, the opening 5a of the bumper 5 is generally opened and closed by the solenoid. . As such, the reason for opening and closing the air flap in the upper and lower parts of the front end module F in different manners is to enable the vehicle to operate by opening and closing the flap even when an actuator failure occurs. The lower air flap is installed to open and close by shutting off the power applied to the solenoid in case of need. The lower air flap, which is opened and closed by the solenoid, is opened and closed by wind pressure when the vehicle is running. Thus, the air flap is generally installed by dual opening and closing of the upper and lower control devices.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a case in which power is applied to the solenoid S to maintain the air flap A mounted on the front end module F in a closed state. When the power is turned on, the power is applied to the solenoid (S) to keep the air flap (A) closed. The solenoid S does not have a function of opening the air flap A, and since there is little wind pressure of the air introduced in the vehicle stop state, the air flap A cannot be opened.

3 is a view showing an open state of the air flap (A). When the speed of the vehicle is more than 30km / h, the air flap (A) is opened by the wind pressure of the incoming outside air.

As such, the air flap A mounted on the lower portion of the conventional front end module can only control the closed state by applying power, and only induces the open state by the wind pressure depending on the vehicle speed. Therefore, the engine is turned on and the flap is always kept closed in the warm-up state. In this state, the cooling performance of the entire vehicle is reduced, such as the amount of air flowing into the flap and the amount of air contacting the cooling module is reduced. There was a problem.

The matters described as the background art are only for the purpose of improving the understanding of the background of the present invention and should not be taken as acknowledging that they correspond to the related art already known to those skilled in the art.

The present invention is to provide a vehicle air flap opening and closing device for controlling the closing, as well as the opening of the air flap mounted on the front end module using a solenoid and a magnet to solve the conventional problems.

Air flap opening and closing device for a vehicle according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a front end module formed separately in the air passage in the horizontal direction, respectively, the upper and lower; A flap unit in which an opening is formed so as to correspond to an air flow path formed in the lower portion of the front end module, and an air flap is mounted to open and close the opening by rotating around a rotation axis elongated in a horizontal direction; And a driving unit providing power to the air flap.

The driving unit has a first solenoid having one end fixedly coupled to the front end module, and one end is inserted into the other end of the first solenoid so as to protrude from the other end of the first solenoid when power is supplied to the first solenoid. The other end includes a plunger having a magnet fixedly coupled to the rotating shaft.

A top bracket fixed to the front end module, and a pair of side brackets extending downward from both ends of the top bracket, wherein the driving part comprises: a first solenoid having one end fixedly coupled to the top bracket; One end is inserted into the other end of the first solenoid and the other end includes a plunger having a magnet fixedly coupled to the rotating shaft so that the first solenoid can protrude from the other end when power is supplied to the solenoid.

The driving unit includes a first solenoid having one end fixedly coupled to the front end module, and a second solenoid having a polarity opposite to the first solenoid and having one end fixedly coupled to the rotation shaft.

A first solenoid fixed to the front end module and a pair of side brackets extending downward from both ends of the upper bracket, the first solenoid having one end fixedly coupled to the upper bracket, and the first solenoid and It includes a second solenoid having polarities opposite to each other and one end fixedly coupled to the rotation axis.

The present invention has the effect of improving the heat exchange efficiency when cooling the vehicle by controlling the opening, as well as the closing of the air flap installed in the lower portion of the front end module due to the above technical configuration.

1 is a view showing a conventional modular front-end module,
2 is a view showing a state in which a conventional air flap remains closed;
3 is a view showing a state in which a conventional air flap is opened,
4 is a view showing an air flap opening and closing device of a vehicle according to the present invention;
5 is a view showing an air flap is opened in the air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle of the present invention,
Figure 6A is a view showing the opening principle of the air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle according to the present invention,
6B is a view showing a closing principle of the air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described for the air flap opening and closing apparatus of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the air flap opening and closing apparatus of the vehicle according to the present invention includes a front end module 10, a flap unit 20, and a driving unit 30.

The upper and lower portions of the front end module 10 are separately formed with air passages extending in the horizontal direction, respectively.

The flap unit 20 has an opening (see FIG. 5) formed at a position corresponding to the air passage formed in the transverse direction at the bottom of the front end module 10, and an air flap 24 provided to open and close the opening. ). The flap unit 20 includes a rotation shaft 22 rotatably installed in the transverse direction in the opening. In addition, the driving unit 30 provides power so that the air flap 24 rotates to open or close the opening.

The drive unit 30 is preferably configured to include the first solenoid 32 and the plunger 34. One end of the first solenoid 32 is fixed to the front end module 10. One end of the plunger 34 is inserted into and installed at the other end of the first solenoid 32. The plunger is provided at one end or the other end of the first solenoid 32 depending on whether power is supplied to the first solenoid 32. It is made of a magnetic material so that it can be moved from one end to the other. In addition, the other end of the plunger 34 is fixedly coupled to the rotary shaft 22 so that the air flap 24 rotates about the rotary shaft 22 to open and close the opening according to the movement of the plunger 34.

Air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle of the present invention preferably includes an upper bracket 40 and the side bracket (50). The upper bracket 40 is fixed to the front end module 10 and extends downward from both ends of the upper bracket 40 to form a pair of side brackets 50. As such, when installing the upper bracket 40 and the side bracket 50, one end of the first solenoid 32 is fixed to the upper bracket 40, the other end of the plunger 34 is fixedly coupled to the rotary shaft 22 .

Meanwhile, the driving unit 30 may include a second solenoid having a polarity opposite to the first solenoid 32 instead of the plunger 34 and having one end fixedly coupled to the rotation shaft 22.

Figure 4 is a view showing a state in which the power supply is cut off the air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle of the present invention closed the air flap opening, Figure 5 is a case in which power is supplied to the air flap opening and closing device of the vehicle of the present invention It is a figure which shows the state which the air flap opened the opening.

As shown in FIG. 4, the plunger 34 remains fully inserted into the first solenoid 32. In this state, since the plunger 34 does not provide any force with respect to the rotation shaft 22, the air flap 24 keeps the opening closed.

As shown in FIG. 5, when power is applied to the coil of the first solenoid 32, the plunger 34 inserted into the first solenoid 32 moves in the other end direction of the first solenoid 32. When the plunger 34 inserted into the first solenoid 32 moves, the rotary shaft 22 of the air flap 24 coupled to the other end of the plunger 34 rotates while being forced downward. . In addition, with the movement of the plunger 34, the upper end bracket 40 to which one end of the first solenoid 32 is fixed is moved upward. Therefore, the air flap 24 is rotated about the rotation shaft 22 to open the opening 20a.

As shown in Fig. 6A, the first solenoid 32 has a power source with one end of the S-pole and the other end of the plunger 34 having the N-pole magnetic being inserted into the first solenoid 32. When applied, an N pole is induced at the other end of the first solenoid 32. At this time, the other end of the plunger 34 and the other end of the first solenoid 32 acts to push each other. Therefore, the plunger 34 is pushed out of the first solenoid 32, and as described above, the air flap 24 is rotated about the rotation shaft 22. This operation is also possible in the case of using the second solenoid instead of the plunger 34 which is a permanent magnet. That is, when the second solenoid is configured to have the same stimulus as the first solenoid 32 when the power is applied, the same effect can be derived.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 6B, one end of the first solenoid 32 in a state in which one end of the plunger 34 having one end of the S pole and the other end of the magnetic pole of the N pole is inserted into the first solenoid 32; When the power supply direction is changed, the S pole is guided to the other end of the first solenoid 32. Therefore, the other end of the plunger 34 and the other end of the first solenoid 32 act to attract each other, and the plunger 34 is inserted into the first solenoid 32. In addition, in the case of using the second solenoid instead of the plunger 34, which is a permanent magnet, such an operation is possible. When the second solenoid is configured to have the opposite magnetic pole as the first solenoid 32 when the power is applied, The effect can be derived.

10: front & module 20: flap unit
22: rotating shaft 24: air flap
30: drive unit 32: first solenoid
34: plunger

Claims

A front end module 10 having air passages formed separately in the horizontal direction in the upper and lower portions, respectively;
An opening 20a is formed to correspond to the air flow path formed in the lower portion of the front end module 10, and rotates around the rotating shaft 22 formed in the horizontal direction to open and close the opening 20a. A flap unit 20 to which an air flap 24 is mounted; And
Vehicle air flap opening and closing apparatus comprising a; drive unit for providing power to the air flap (24).

2. The driving unit 30 includes a first solenoid 32 having one end fixedly coupled to the front end module 10, and the first solenoid 32 when power is supplied to the first solenoid 32. One end is inserted into the other end of the first solenoid 32 so as to protrude from the other end of the) and the other end of the vehicle air flap opening and closing device including a plunger 34 having a magnetically fixed to the rotary shaft 22 .

The method of claim 1, comprising a top bracket 40 fixed to the front end module 10 and a pair of side brackets 50 extending downward from both ends of the top bracket 10, the drive unit 30 has a first solenoid 32 having one end fixedly coupled to the upper bracket 40 and one end thereof so as to protrude from the other end of the first solenoid 32 when power is supplied to the first solenoid 32. The air flap opening and closing device of a vehicle comprising a plunger (34) having a magnetically coupled to the other end of the first solenoid 32 and the other end is fixedly coupled to the rotary shaft (22).

2. The driving unit 30 has a first solenoid 32 having one end fixedly coupled to the front end module 10, and a polarity opposite to the first solenoid 32 and having one end of the rotating shaft. Vehicle air flap opening and closing device comprising a second solenoid fixedly coupled to (22).

The upper bracket 40 fixed to the front end module 10 and a pair of side brackets 50 extending downwardly formed at both ends of the upper bracket 40, respectively. A first solenoid 32 having one end fixedly coupled to the upper bracket 40 and a second solenoid having a polarity opposite to the first solenoid 32 and having one end fixedly coupled to the rotation shaft 22. Air flap opening and closing device of vehicle.