CN109228849B - Active air inlet grille system - Google Patents
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- 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
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- 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
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Abstract
The present invention provides an active grille shutter system comprising: the active air inlet grille system comprises a motor, a blade connecting rod, blades and a grille body, wherein two ends of the blades are connected to the grille body, the blade connecting rod is connected with one end of each blade and drives the blades to rotate, the active air inlet grille system further comprises a rotating rod, the rotating rod penetrates through a spline extending along the Y direction of the motor and is connected with the motor, the rotating rod is connected with the blade connecting rod, and under the driving of the motor, the rotating rod rotates on an XZ plane and further drives the blade connecting rod to rotate. According to the active air inlet grille system provided by the invention, the rotating rod mechanism is added to drive the blade connecting rod, and the corresponding structural design enables the blade connecting rod to always have a certain displacement space in the Y direction so as to absorb the deviation of the rotation track of the blade, so that bilateral simultaneous output of the motor is realized, the balance is obviously improved, and the durability is also obviously improved.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of automotive grilles, and more particularly to an active air intake grille system.
Background
With the rapid development of automobile technology, the requirements on aerodynamic aspects are higher and higher, and the requirements on other rotatable parts such as an active air inlet grille system are gradually reflected, so that the parts not only assist in temperature control, but also can reduce wind resistance. Because the prior grid is shaped, the blades of the grid are mostly in certain included angles along two symmetrical sides of the body of the vehicle instead of being completely horizontally installed, so that the blades can not be directly driven by a motor to be output simultaneously in two directions, the torque requirement is high, the balance of the two sides can not be achieved, the strength requirement on a connecting rod is high, and a cardan shaft structure is needed among the blades.
Currently, there are mainly the following two schemes on the market: firstly, a motor unilaterally drives one blade, and then a connecting rod is connected with the bilateral blade to drive the other blade; and secondly, connecting the two-side blades by using a connecting rod, and driving the connecting rod by using a motor to drive the two-side blades on one side. However, since the above two schemes are both single-side output of the motor, the requirement on torque is large, and two sides cannot be balanced, and there is a certain risk on durability, a structure capable of realizing double-side simultaneous output of the motor is necessary.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an active air inlet grille system, so as to solve the problem that the active air inlet grille system in the prior art cannot realize bilateral simultaneous output of a motor in a state that blades are not completely and horizontally installed.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
an active grille shutter system is provided, comprising: the active air inlet grille system comprises a motor, a blade connecting rod, blades and a grille body, wherein two ends of the blades are connected to the grille body, the blade connecting rod is connected with one end of each blade and drives the blades to rotate, the active air inlet grille system further comprises a rotating rod, the rotating rod penetrates through a spline extending along the Y direction of the motor and is connected with the motor, the rotating rod is connected with the blade connecting rod, and under the driving of the motor, the rotating rod rotates on an XZ plane and further drives the blade connecting rod to rotate.
The rotating rod has a structure symmetrical in the Y direction with the motor as a center.
The rotary rod comprises rotary rod bodies arranged at two tail ends of the spline, and the rotary rod bodies rotate by taking the spline as a central shaft under the drive of a motor.
The rotary rod is connected with the blade connecting rod through the rotary rod body.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the blade connecting rod comprises a left blade connecting rod and a right blade connecting rod which are respectively and independently formed, the blades are divided into a left blade and a right blade, the left blade connecting rod is connected with the left blade, and the right blade connecting rod is connected with the right blade.
The left blade connecting rod and the right blade connecting rod have a certain displacement space relative to the rotating rod in the Y direction so as to absorb the deviation of the rotating track of the blade, namely, the left blade connecting rod and the right blade connecting rod can be released and can move with the rotating rod in the Y direction without limit.
The left blade connecting rod is limited by the left blade in the Y direction, and the right blade connecting rod is limited by the right blade in the Y direction.
The rotating rod is connected with the blade connecting rod through a convex column with a double-spherical structure.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the blade connecting rod is integrally formed, the blades are divided into left and right blades, and the left and right sides of the blade connecting rod are respectively connected with the left and right blades.
The blade connecting rod is matched with the left blade shaft hole and the right blade shaft hole.
The blade connecting rod has a certain displacement space in the Y direction relative to the left blade and the right blade so as to absorb the deviation of the rotation track of the blade, namely the blade connecting rod, the left blade and the right blade can be released and can move in the Y direction without being limited.
The blade connecting rod is limited by the rotating rod in the Y direction.
According to the active air inlet grille system provided by the invention, the rotating rod mechanism is added to drive the blade connecting rod, and the corresponding structural design enables the blade connecting rod to always have a certain displacement space in the Y direction so as to absorb the deviation of the rotation track of the blade, so that the motor can output simultaneously in a bilateral manner even in a state that the left and right blades are not completely and horizontally installed, the balance is obviously improved, and the durability is also obviously improved.
In a word, the invention provides the active air inlet grid system which has obviously improved balance and durability and can realize bilateral and simultaneous output of the motor under the condition that the left and right blades are not completely and horizontally installed.
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FIG. 1 is a plan view of an active intake grille system according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the grille body is not shown;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the active grille shutter system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the connection of a rotating rod to a vane link in the active grille shutter system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic illustration of the connection of a vane link to a vane in the active grille shutter system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of the connection of a spin-stick to a vane link in the active grille shutter system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along section line A-A in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a schematic illustration of the connection of a middle vane link to a vane of an active grille shutter system according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 8 is a schematic view showing the connection relationship of the rotation lever and the vane link in the active grille shutter system according to the second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
The following description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is given with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that the function and features of the present invention can be better understood.
As shown in fig. 1-2, there is provided an active grille shutter system according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention, which mainly includes: the rotary rod 2 is connected with the motor 1 through a spline extending along the Y direction through the motor 1, the left blade connecting rod 3 is connected with three left blades 4, the right blade connecting rod 3' is connected with three right blades 4', the rotary rod 2 is connected with the blade connecting rod 3, the rotary rod 2 rotates on the XZ plane to respectively drive the left blade connecting rod 3, the right blade connecting rod 3', the left blade 4 and the right blade 4', two ends of the left blade 4 and the right blade 4' are respectively connected to the grid body, the left blade connecting rod 3 is connected with one end of the blade 4, and the right blade connecting rod 3' is connected with one end of the right blade 4'. Under the drive of the motor 1, the rotary rod 2 rotates on the XZ plane, and then drives the left and right blade connecting rods 3,3 'and the blades 4,4' to rotate.
The rotating lever 2 has a symmetrical structure in the Y direction about the motor 1.
The rotary rod 2 comprises rotary rod bodies 21 arranged at two ends of the spline, and the rotary rod bodies 21 rotate by taking the spline as a central shaft under the drive of the motor 1.
The rotary rod 2 is connected with the left and right blade links 3,3' through the rotary rod body 21, respectively.
In the preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the right blade link 3' has a certain displacement space in the Y direction with respect to the rotating lever 2, and can move to absorb the deviation of the rotation track of the right blade, and in the same way, the left blade link 3 has a certain displacement space in the Y direction with respect to the rotating lever 2, and can move to absorb the deviation of the rotation track of the left blade.
As shown in fig. 4, the left blade 4 has a limit structure 41 for the left blade link 3, which limits the degree of freedom of the left blade link 3 in the rotation axis direction, and the right blade 4 'has a limit structure for the right blade link 3'.
As shown in fig. 5 to 6, the rotating lever 2 includes a boss 22 provided at the outer side of the rotating lever body 21, and the rotating lever 2 is connected to the left and right vane links 3,3' through the boss 22, respectively.
The surface of the boss 22 contacting the left and right blade links 3,3' has a double spherical support structure 221, specifically two spherical structures spaced apart by a certain distance, which reduces friction force compared with the original cylindrical design and prevents unnecessary rotation caused by a single spherical support design, thus realizing optimal matching of the rotating rod and the blade links.
According to the active air inlet grille system provided by the preferred embodiment, bilateral simultaneous output of the motor can be realized under the condition that the left and right blades are not completely horizontal, but are arranged at a certain angle.
As shown in fig. 7 to 8, an active intake grille system according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is substantially the same as that of the first preferred embodiment, and the difference between the two is that in the preferred embodiment, the vane connecting rod 3 is integrally formed and is divided into left and right vanes 4 and 4', and the left and right sides of the vane connecting rod 3 are respectively connected to the left and right vanes 4 and 4'.
In this embodiment, the blade connecting rods 3 are fitted with shaft holes of the left and right blades 4,4', respectively.
The blade connecting rod 3 has a certain displacement space in the Y direction relative to the left blade 4 and can move to absorb the deviation of the rotation track of the left blade 4, and similarly, the blade connecting rod 3 has a certain displacement space in the Y direction relative to the right blade 4 and can move to absorb the deviation of the rotation track of the right blade 4'.
The left side of the rotary rod 2 is provided with a limiting structure 23 for the blade connecting rod 3, the blade connecting rod 3 is prevented from flying out, and similarly, the right side of the rotary rod 2 is provided with a limiting structure 23 for the blade connecting rod 3.
According to the active air inlet grille system provided by the preferred embodiment, bilateral simultaneous output of the motor is realized.
In a word, according to the active air inlet grille system provided by the invention, the rotating rod mechanism is added to drive the blade connecting rod, and the corresponding structural design enables the blade connecting rod to always have a certain displacement space in the Y direction so as to absorb deviation of the rotation track of the blade, so that bilateral simultaneous output of the motor can be realized under the state that the left and right blades are not completely and horizontally installed, the balance of the two sides is obviously improved, and the durability is also obviously improved.
The foregoing description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and various modifications can be made to the above-described embodiment of the present invention. All simple, equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the claims and the specification of the present application fall within the scope of the patent claims. The present invention is not described in detail in the conventional art.
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1. An active grille shutter system comprising: the active air inlet grille system is characterized by further comprising a rotating rod, wherein the rotating rod is connected with the motor through a spline extending along the Y direction through the motor, the rotating rod is connected with the blade connecting rod, and the rotating rod rotates on an XZ plane under the driving of the motor so as to drive the blade connecting rod to rotate;
the rotating rod is of a structure symmetrical in the Y direction by taking the motor as a center;
the rotary rod comprises rotary rod bodies arranged at two tail ends of the spline, and the rotary rod bodies rotate by taking the spline as a central shaft under the drive of a motor;
the blade connecting rod comprises a left blade connecting rod and a right blade connecting rod which are respectively and independently formed, the blades are divided into a left blade and a right blade, the left blade connecting rod is connected with the left blade, and the right blade connecting rod is connected with the right blade;
the left blade connecting rod and the right blade connecting rod have a certain displacement space in the Y direction relative to the rotating rod so as to absorb the deviation of the rotating track of the blades.
2. The active grille shutter system of claim 1 wherein the rotary lever is coupled to the vane link by the rotary lever body.
3. The active grille shutter system of claim 1 wherein the left vane link is limited in the Y-direction by the left vane and the right vane link is limited in the Y-direction by the right vane.
4. The active grille shutter system of claim 1 wherein the rotary lever is coupled to the vane link by a stud having a bi-spherical configuration.
5. The active grille shutter system of claim 1 wherein the blade links are integrally formed, the blades are divided into left and right blades, and the left and right sides of the blade links are connected to the left and right blades, respectively.
6. The active grille shutter system of claim 5 wherein the vane links mate with the left and right vane axle bores.
7. The active grille shutter system of claim 5 wherein the vane link has a displacement space in the Y-direction relative to the left and right vanes to absorb deviations in the rotational trajectory of the vanes.
8. The active grille shutter system of claim 5 wherein the vane link is limited in the Y-direction by the rotary lever.
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