US 12,391,112 B2
Air flap apparatus for vehicle
In Cheol Kim, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/205,105.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2023-0030279 (KR), filed on Mar. 8, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0300319 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. B60K 11/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 11/085 (2013.01) 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air flap apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a frame disposed behind a grill of a vehicle;
an air flap configured to open or close an air inlet formed in the frame;
an actuator disposed outside the frame and configured to provide rotational power;
a link and a load connected to the air flap and configured to rotate the air flap,
the loader rotated by the rotational power provided by the actuator, and configured to stop movement of the link when the air flap closes the air inlet,
wherein the link includes a link body that is connected to the air flap and the loader and allows reverse rotation by the loader,
the loader includes a loader plate connected to the link body,
the air flap is rotatably configured to be disposed at a first position at which the air inlet is open and a second position at which the air inlet is closed, and
when the air flap is disposed at the second position, the link body is disposed parallel to the loader plate.