WO2020088000A1 - An active grille shutter system - Google Patents

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WO2020088000A1
WO2020088000A1 PCT/CN2019/097526 CN2019097526W WO2020088000A1 WO 2020088000 A1 WO2020088000 A1 WO 2020088000A1 CN 2019097526 W CN2019097526 W CN 2019097526W WO 2020088000 A1 WO2020088000 A1 WO 2020088000A1
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vanes
lever
vane linkage
shutter system
grille shutter
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Jie Xu
Xiaogang GUI
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Yanfeng Plastic Omnium Automotive Exterior Systems Co., Ltd.
Compagnie Plastic Omnium
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K11/00—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units
    • B60K11/08—Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K11/00—Arrangement in connection with cooling of propulsion units
    • B60K11/08—Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor
    • B60K11/085—Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor with adjustable shutters or blinds
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/80—Technologies aiming to reduce greenhouse gasses emissions common to all road transportation technologies
    • Y02T10/88—Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses

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  • the invention relates to the field of automobile grilles, and more particularly, an active grille shutter (AGS) system.
  • AVS active grille shutter
  • an electrical motor drives in a unidirectional output manner one part of the vanes, then the other part of the vanes at the other side is driven via a connecting rod which connecting the two parts of the vanes at both sides; in the second, the two parts of the vanes at both sides being connected by a connecting rod, an electrical motor drives in a unidirectional output manner the connecting rod so as to drive the both parts of the vanes.
  • these two solutions both involve a unidirectional (single-sided) output electrical motor, requiring a relatively high torque, unable to achieve a balance between the two output sides, and posing a certain risk to durability. Therefore, it is essential to provide a structure which enables the electrical motor to work in a bidirectional (double-sided) simultaneous output manner.
  • the invention aims to provide an AGS system to solve the problem of the incapability to achieve a simultaneous double-sided output of the electrical motor in case that vanes are mounted not entirely horizontally of the AGSs in the prior art.
  • the invention adopts the following technical solution:
  • the AGS system comprises: an electrical motor, a vane linkage lever, vanes, and a grille body. The two ends of the vanes are connected to the grille body.
  • the vane linkage lever is connected with one end of the vanes and drives the vanes to rotate.
  • the AGS system further comprises a rotary lever being connected with the electrical motor via a spline extending along the Y direction through the electrical motor, and the rotary lever is further connected with the vane linkage lever. The rotary lever rotates in the XZ plan when driven by the electrical motor so as to drive the vane linkage lever to rotate.
  • the Y direction refers to the transverse direction of a motor vehicle
  • the X direction refers to the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle
  • the Z direction refers to the vertical direction of the motor vehicle.
  • the XZ plan refers to the plan defined by the above X direction and Z direction, which is perpendicular to the transverse direction and parallel to the longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle.
  • the rotary lever has a symmetrical structure in the Y direction centering on the electrical motor.
  • the rotary lever comprises a rotary lever body arranged at the two ends of the spline, and the rotary lever body rotates around the spline as a central axis when driven by the electrical motor.
  • the rotary lever is connected with the vane linkage lever via the rotary lever body.
  • the vane linkage lever comprises respectively individually formed left and right vane linkage levers, and the vanes are divided into left and right vanes, the left vane linkage lever being connected with the left vanes, and the right vane linkage lever being connected with the right vanes.
  • the left and right vane linkage levers possess a certain displacement space in the Y direction relative to the rotary lever, so as to absorb a deviation of the rotation trajectory of the vanes. That is to say, the left and right vane linkage levers are unrestrained and enabled with float movement without displacement limitation in the Y direction with respect to the rotary lever.
  • the left vane linkage lever is limited in its displacement in the Y direction by the left vanes, and the right vane linkage lever is limited in its displacement in the Y direction by the right vanes.
  • the rotary lever is connected with the vane linkage lever via a protruding column with a double spherical surface structure.
  • the vane linkage lever is integrally formed as one piece, and the vanes are divided into left vanes and right vanes, the left and right sides of the vane linkage lever being connected, respectively, with the left and right vanes.
  • the vane linkage lever is coupled with the left and right vanes by a shaft-hole fit.
  • the vane linkage lever possesses a certain displacement space in the Y direction relative to the left and right vanes, so as to absorb a deviation of the rotation trajectory of the vanes. That is to say, the vane linkage lever is unrestrained and enabled with float movement without displacement limitation in the Y direction with respect to the left and right vanes.
  • the vane linkage lever is limited in its displacement in the Y direction by the rotary lever.
  • the above-described AGS system provided by the invention, by adding the rotary lever mechanism to drive the vane linkage lever, and by enabling the vane linkage lever always enjoy a certain displacement space in the Y direction to absorb a deviation of the vanes’ rotation trajectory through a corresponding structural design, achieves a simultaneous double-sided output of the electrical motor even under the condition that the left and right vanes are mounted not entirely horizontally, thereby significantly improving the balance and durability.
  • the invention provides an AGS system that significantly improves the balance and durability, and achieves a simultaneous double-sided output of the electrical motor even when the left and right vanes are mounted not entirely horizontally.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of an AGS system according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, in which the grille body is not shown;
  • Figure 2 is a view in perspective of the AGS system shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view of the connection relationship between the rotary lever and the vane linkage lever in the AGS system shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a schematic view of the connection relationship between the vane linkage lever and the vanes in the AGS system shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is a schematic view of the connection relationship between the rotary lever and the vane linkage lever in the AGS system shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 6 is a sectional view along the section A-Ain Figure 5;
  • Figure 7 is a schematic view of the connection relationship between the vane linkage lever and the vanes in an AGS system according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 8 is a schematic view of the connection relationship between the rotary lever and the vane linkage lever in an AGS system according to the second preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • an active grille shutter (AGS) system As shown in Figures 1 and 2, an active grille shutter (AGS) system according to a first preferred embodiment of the invention is provided.
  • the AGS system mainly comprises: an electrical motor 1; a rotary lever 2; individually formed left and right vane linkage levers 3, 3’; left and right vanes 4, 4’; and, a grille body (not shown in the figures) .
  • the rotary lever 2 is connected with the electrical motor 1 via a spline extending in the Y direction through the electrical motor 1.
  • the left vane linkage lever 3 is connected with three left vanes 4.
  • the right vane linkage lever 3’ is connected with three right vanes 4’.
  • the rotary lever 2 is connected with the vane linkage lever 3.
  • the rotation of the rotary lever 2 in the XZ plan drives, respectively, the left and right vane linkage levers 3, 3’.
  • the two ends of the left and right vanes 4, 4’ are connected, respectively, to the grille body.
  • the left vane linkage lever 3 is also connected with one end of the vanes 4.
  • the right vane linkage lever 3’ is also connected with one end of the vane 4’.
  • the rotary lever 2 has a structure symmetrical in the Y direction centering on the electrical motor 1.
  • the rotary lever 2 comprises a rotary lever body 21 provided at the two ends of the spline, which, when driven by the electrical motor 1, rotates around the spline as a central axis.
  • the rotary lever 2 is connected, respectively, with the left and right vane linkage levers 3, 3’ via the rotary lever body 21.
  • the right vane linkage lever 3’ has a certain displacement space in the Y direction with respect to the rotary lever 2, thus enabling a float movement to absorb the deviation of the right vanes’ rotation trajectory.
  • the left vane linkage lever 3 enjoys a certain displacement space in the Y direction with respect to the rotary lever 2, also enabling a float movement to absorb the deviation in the left vanes’ rotation trajectory.
  • the left vanes 4 are provided with an abutment structure 41 for the left vane linkage lever 3 to limit the freedom of the left vane linkage lever 3 in the direction of the rotation axis.
  • the right vanes 4’ are provided with an abutment structure for the right vane linkage lever 3’.
  • the rotary lever 2 comprises a protruding column 22 provided at the outer side of the rotary lever body 21, through which the rotary lever 2 is connected, respectively, with the left and right vane linkage levers 3, 3’.
  • the surface of the protruding column 22 in contact with the left and right vane linkage levers 3, 3’ is provided with a double spherical surface supporting structure 221.
  • a double spherical surface supporting structure 221 to be specific, it’s a structure with two spherical surfaces spaced apart at a certain distance.
  • This double spherical surface support design not only reduces friction compared to the prior cylindrical design, but also avoids unnecessary rotation due to a signal spherical surface support design, thereby achieving an optimal coupling between the rotary lever and the vane linkage levers.
  • the AGS system provided according to the above-described embodiment can achieve a simultaneous double-sided output of the electrical motor even in the state where the left and right vanes are not entirely horizontal, but are mounted at an angle.
  • an AGS system according to a second preferred embodiment of the invention is provided.
  • the AGS system is roughly the same as that of the first preferred embodiment, and the identical parts will not be described again.
  • the only difference between the two embodiments consists in that, in this preferred embodiment, the vane linkage lever 3 being integrally formed as one piece and the vanes being divided into left and right vanes 4, 4’, the left and right side parts of the vane linkage lever 3 are connected, respectively, with the left and right vanes 4, 4’.
  • the vane linkage lever 3 is coupled, respectively, with the left and right vanes 4, 4’ by a shaft-hole fit.
  • the vane linkage lever 3 has a certain displacement space in the Y direction with respect to the left vanes 4, thus enabling a float movement to absorb the deviation of the rotation trajectory of the left vanes 4.
  • the vane linkage lever 3 enjoys a certain displacement space in the Y direction with respect to the right vanes 4’, thus enabling a float movement to absorb the deviation of the rotation trajectory of the right vanes 4’.
  • the left side of the rotary lever 2 is provided with a position-limiting structure 23 for the vane linkage lever 3 to prevent the vane linkage lever 3 from flying out.
  • the right side of the rotary lever 2 is also provided with a position-limiting structure 23 for the vane linkage lever 3.
  • the AGS system provided according to the above-described embodiment can also achieve a simultaneous double-sided output of the electrical motor.
  • the deviation of the vanes rotation trajectory can be absorbed by adding the rotary lever mechanism to drive the vane linkage lever, and by always providing the vane linkage lever with a certain displacement space in the Y direction by the corresponding structural design.
  • the simultaneous double-sided output of the electrical motor can also be achieved even under the condition that the left and right vanes are not completely horizontally mounted, the balance between the two sides and thus the durability are also significantly improved.

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