US 12,227,296 B2
Cooling system for aircraft components
Shailesh N. Joshi, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Danny J. Lohan, Northville, MI (US); and Hiroshi Ukegawa, South Lyon, MI (US)
Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,784.
Prior Publication US 2023/0312109 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 13/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/26 (2019.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 13/006 (2013.01) [B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A louvre assembly comprising:
a louvre operably connected to a wing and structured to be rotatable to control airflow through an air intake of the wing into an interior of the wing;
a louvre actuation mechanism operably connected to the louvre and configured to control rotation of the louvre;
a processor; and
a memory communicably coupled to the processor and storing a louvre control module including computer-readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to autonomously control operation of the louvre actuation mechanism to:
control rotation of the louvre responsive to a temperature of a heat-generating element mounted in the wing interior; and
autonomously control operation of the louvre actuator mechanism to control rotation of the louvre responsive to an orientation of an engine nacelle operably connected to the wing.