Air guide structure of vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10625595-B2
Application number	US-201816151236-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2018
Priority date	Dec 29, 2017
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

An air guide structure of a vehicle is provided in which a duct for introducing outdoor air into an air cooling device of an engine includes an upper duct that is positioned in a radiator grille and a lower duct that is positioned in a bumper grille. The air guide structure includes a variable screen that is positioned between the upper duct and the lower duct and is formed to have a shape or a position that is changed according to a difference in flow rate between upper flow and lower flow introduced through the upper duct and the lower duct, respectively. The variable screen is disposed on a duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air guide structure of a vehicle in which a duct for introducing outdoor air into an air cooling device of an engine includes an upper duct positioned in a radiator grille and a lower duct positioned in a bumper grille, the air guide structure comprising:
a variable screen positioned between the upper duct and the lower duct and formed to have a shape or a position changed according to a difference in flow rate between upper flow and lower flow introduced through the upper duct and the lower duct, respectively,
wherein the variable screen is disposed on a duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct; and
a pressure adjustment aperture formed in the variable screen to adjust an amount of deformation or an amount of vertical movement of the variable screen according to the difference in flow rate.

2. The air guide structure of claim 1 , wherein the variable screen is formed of a material having elasticity to allow the shape of the variable screen to change.

3. The air guide structure of claim 2 , wherein the material having elasticity is a rubber material.

4. The air guide structure of claim 2 , wherein the shape of the variable screen is changed according to the difference in flow rate between the upper duct and the lower duct occurring based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle to deform the variable screen toward one of the upper duct and the lower duct having a lesser flow rate to decrease a pressure difference resulting from the difference in flow rate.

5. The air guide structure of claim 2 , wherein the variable screen is fixedly coupled to the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct by bonding or fusion.

6. The air guide structure of claim 2 , wherein the variable screen is fixedly coupled to the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct by rivet connection.

7. The air guide structure of claim 6 , wherein a flange part for connecting one side portion of the variable screen using a rivet is formed on the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct.

8. The air guide structure of claim 2 , wherein the variable screen is fixedly coupled to the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct by forcible fitting.

9. The air guide structure of claim 8 , wherein a flange part for connecting the variable screen is formed on the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct, a forcible fitting groove is formed in the flange part, and a forcible fitting protrusion is formed at one side surface of the variable screen, the forcible fitting protrusion being forcibly fitted into the forcible fitting groove of the flange part.

10. The air guide structure of claim 2 , wherein the variable screen is fixedly coupled to the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct by casing.

11. The air guide structure of claim 10 , wherein a screen holder is attached on one side surface of the variable screen, a coupling aperture in which the screen holder is fixedly coupled is formed in the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct, and when the variable screen is inserted into the duct while passing through the coupling aperture, the screen holder is fitted in the coupling aperture, such that the variable screen is fixedly coupled to the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct.

12. The air guide structure of claim 1 , wherein the position of the variable screen is changed vertically between the upper duct and the lower duct.

13. The air guide structure of claim 12 , wherein the position of the variable screen is moved according to the difference in flow rate between the upper duct and the lower duct occurring based on a vehicle speed of the vehicle to move the variable screen toward one of the upper duct and the lower duct having a lesser flow rate to decrease a pressure difference resulting from the difference in flow rate.

14. The air guide structure of claim 12 , wherein an upper frame and a lower frame are fixedly installed on the duct wall surface between the upper duct and the lower duct while being vertically spaced apart from each other, and a vertical movement guide that guides the variable screen to move vertically is installed between the upper frame and the lower frame.

15. The air guide structure of claim 14 , wherein a guide aperture through which the vertical movement guide passes is formed in the variable screen to slidably couple the variable screen to the vertical movement guide.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Park Dang-Hee
• Lim Jung-Hyeok
• Lee Min-Young
• Lee Seung-Hoon
• Yang Il-Suk
• Jeong Sun-An
• Chun Tae-Soo
• Cha Yong-Kil
• Jeon Seong-Oh
• Jo A-Ra

Classifications

• B60K11/04

  Arrangement or mounting of radiators, radiator shutters, or radiator blinds · CPC title

• F02B29/0431 Primary

  Details or means to guide the ambient air to the heat exchanger, e.g. having a fan, flaps, a bypass or a special location in the engine compartment · CPC title

• F02B29/04

  Cooling of air intake supply · CPC title

• B60K11/08 Primary

  Air inlets for cooling; Shutters or blinds therefor · CPC title

• B60K11/085

  with adjustable shutters or blinds · CPC title