Stacking radiator aperture closure panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9216643-B2
Application number	US-201414188908-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2014
Priority date	Feb 25, 2014
Publication date	Dec 22, 2015
Grant date	Dec 22, 2015

Abstract

An apparatus is disclosed for controlling air flow through a radiator. The apparatus includes a first track and a second track that receive a plurality of panels in a sliding relationship. Top and bottom engagement features of the panels engage each other to extend and retract the panels. The panels may be horizontally aligned in an intermediate or central portion of the apparatus that is disposed behind a bumper beam.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An airflow control apparatus for a radiator comprising:
a first track and a second track disposed on opposite lateral sides of the radiator;
a plurality of panels extending between the tracks, a bottom edge engagement feature engages a top edge engagement feature when the panels are extended; and
an actuator attached to the panels to move the panels in the tracks from a horizontally aligned retracted position to a vertically arrayed extended position.…

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Anderson Ronald

Classifications

• B60K11/04

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60K11/085 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• F01P7/12

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• B60K11/00 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• Y02T10/88

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic