External active air-inlet grille of automobile and automobile with external active air-inlet grille

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to an external active air-inlet grille of an automobile and the automobile with the external active air-inlet grille. An external active air inlet grille of an automobile comprises a grille body and blades, and the blades are rotationally connected to the grille body. Each blade comprises a framework and a panel, the frameworks are rotationally connected to the grille body, the panels are connected with the frameworks and are driven by the frameworks to be opened or closed relative to the grille body, and the frameworks and the panels are formed through a double-shot molding process. The automobile comprises the external active air inlet grille of the automobile. According to the blade, the attractiveness and the assembling performance of a product formed through the double-color injection molding process are utilized, the blade has the attractiveness and the assembling performance, the surface of the panel is brighter, fuller and rich in layering sense, and the attractiveness is higher. And meanwhile, a paint spraying process is omitted, corresponding paint spraying equipment is not needed any more, cost reduction is facilitated, pollution of paint spraying is reduced, and the paint spraying device is more environmentally friendly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of vehicles, and in particular to an external active air intake grille for a vehicle and a vehicle thereof. Background Art

[0002] The active air intake grille is located at the front end of the car. It is a device that can actively control the amount of air intake. The active air intake grille is installed on the front fender of the car, so it is also called an external active air intake grille. The active air intake grille basically includes a frame, blades, connecting rods and a motor. The frame is installed on the front fender, and the blades extend along the left and right directions of the car and are rotatably installed on the frame. The motor is connected to the blades through a connecting rod, thereby driving the blades to open or close.

[0003] Existing blades are generally processed by plate parts or plastic parts through a painting process, but the painting process is relatively complex and polluting, and the cost is also high. Utility Model Content

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide an environmentally friendly, low-cost external active air intake grille for a car and a car thereof.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] An external active air intake grille for an automobile comprises a grille body and blades, wherein the blades are rotatably connected to the grille body; the blades comprise a frame and a panel, wherein the frame is rotatably connected to the grille body, the panel is connected to the frame and is opened or closed relative to the grille body under the drive of the frame, and the frame and the panel are formed by a two-color injection molding process.

[0007] In one of the embodiments, the panel is made of PMMA / ASA alloy; and / or the frame is made of PC / ABS-GF10 material.

[0008] In one of the embodiments, the grille body is formed by high-gloss injection molding of PMMA / ASA alloy material.

[0009] In one embodiment, the automobile external active air intake grille further includes a linkage unit and a driving member, wherein one end of the linkage unit is connected to the frame, and the other end is connected to the driving member, so that the driving member can drive the frame to move through the linkage unit.

[0010] In one embodiment, along the vertical direction of the automobile, the output end of the driving member is relatively located above the blade; and along the front-rear direction of the automobile, the driving member is relatively located behind the blade, so that the driving member is suspended relative to the grille body and forms a accommodating space between the driving member and the grille body, and the accommodating space is used to accommodate automobile parts.

[0011] In one embodiment, a mounting seat is provided on the grille body, and in the front-rear direction of the automobile, the mounting seat has a supporting body suspended relative to the grille body so that the supporting body and the grille body form the accommodating space; the driving member is installed on the supporting body.

[0012] In one embodiment, the linkage unit includes a connecting rod and a linkage rod, and the driving member includes a driving shaft; the connecting rod is installed on the driving shaft, one end of the linkage rod is connected to the connecting rod, and the other end is connected to the blade.

[0013] In one embodiment, the number of blades is multiple, and the multiple blades are spaced apart along the vertical direction of the car; wherein the multiple blades are connected to the linkage rod at the same time, so that the multiple blades can rotate simultaneously under the drive of the linkage rod and open or close relative to the grille body.

[0014] In one embodiment, the number of the blades is configured to be at least three; the linkage rod includes a first link and a second link, the first link is connected to the connecting rod, and the second link is connected to the first link; and, among the at least three blades, at least one of the blades is connected to the first link, and the remaining blades are connected to the second link.

[0015] In one of the embodiments, the automobile external active air intake grille further includes a support rod, which is located between the two ends of the blade and movably connected to the blade, and the support rod is mounted on the grille body.

[0016] In order to solve the above technical problems, this application also provides the following technical solutions:

[0017] A car comprises the external active air intake grille described in any one of the above embodiments.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the automobile external active air intake grille and the automobile thereof are formed by a two-color injection molding process for the frame and the panel, that is, the blades are formed by a two-color injection molding process. In this way, the aesthetics and assembly properties of the product formed by the two-color injection molding process are improved, so that the blades have both aesthetics and assembly properties, and the surface of the panel is brighter, fuller and more layered, and has a higher aesthetics. At the same time, the painting process is eliminated, and the corresponding painting equipment is no longer needed, which is conducive to reducing costs, and reduces the pollution of painting, which is more environmentally friendly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the conventional technology, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the conventional technology descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the external active air intake grille of a vehicle provided in this application from one perspective.

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the external active air intake grille of a vehicle provided in this application from another perspective.

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the external active air intake grille of a vehicle provided in this application from another perspective.

[0023] Figure 4 Provided for this application Figure 3 A partial enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the grille body provided in this application.

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the blade provided in this application.

[0026] The reference numerals of the components are as follows:

[0027] 100. Automobile external active air intake grille; 101. Accommodation space; 10. Grille body; 11. Air intake hole; 12. Mounting seat; 121. Support body; 13. Pressure plate; 20. Blade; 21. Frame; 22. Panel; 30. Linkage unit; 31. Connecting rod; 32. Linkage rod; 321. First link rod; 322. Second link rod; 40. Driving member; 41. Driving shaft; 50. Support rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present application are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without violating the connotation of the present application, so the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0029] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may also be a central component. When a component is considered to be "connected to" another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a central component at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the specification of this application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation method.

[0030] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0031] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being “above” or “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly in contact with the second feature, or the first feature and the second feature are in contact indirectly through an intermediate medium. Moreover, a first feature being “above”, “above”, or “above” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being “below”, “below”, or “below” a second feature may mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0032] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the specification of this application have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application belongs. The terms used in the specification of this application are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The term "and / or" used in the specification of this application includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0033] The present application provides an external active air intake grille 100 for an automobile. The external active air intake grille 100 for an automobile is installed on a front fender (i.e., a front bumper) of the automobile and is mainly used to control the air intake volume of the automobile and realize active heat dissipation.

[0034] Specifically, the automobile external active air intake grille 100 includes a grille body 10 and blades 20. The grille body 10 is used to be installed on the front fender of the automobile. The blades 20 are rotatably connected to the grille body 10, so that the blades 20 can be rotatably opened or closed relative to the grille body 10.

[0035] Furthermore, if Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the blade 20 includes a skeleton 21 and a panel 22, the skeleton 21 is rotatably connected to the grille body 10, the panel 22 is connected to the skeleton 21, and is opened or closed relative to the grille body 10 under the drive of the skeleton 21, and the skeleton 21 and the panel 22 are formed by a two-color injection molding process. It can be understood that two-color injection molding refers to a molding process in which two different materials are injected into the same set of molds to realize a molding process in which the injection molded parts are formed by two materials, some of which are of different colors, and some are of different hardness and softness, thereby improving the aesthetics and assembly performance of the product. The present application is formed by a two-color injection molding process for the skeleton and the panel, that is, the blade is formed by a two-color injection molding process. In this way, the aesthetics and assembly of the product formed by the two-color injection molding process are improved, so that the blade has both aesthetics and assembly, and the surface of the panel is brighter, fuller and more layered, and has a higher aesthetics. At the same time, the painting process is cancelled, and the corresponding painting equipment is no longer required, which is conducive to cost reduction, and reduces the pollution of painting, which is more environmentally friendly.

[0036] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 5 The grille body 10 is provided with an air inlet hole 11, and the blade 20 is located at the air inlet hole 11, and the blade 20 can rotate relative to the air inlet hole 11, so as to control the opening and closing of the air inlet hole 11, thereby realizing the control of the air intake amount.

[0037] Furthermore, the grille body 10 is formed by high-gloss injection molding. In this way, not only can the surface of the grille body 10 be brighter, fuller and more layered, and more beautiful, but also no longer need to be painted, which is more environmentally friendly and has lower costs. Of course, the processing technology of the grille body 10 is not limited to high-gloss injection molding, and can also be formed by other injection molding methods.

[0038] Preferably, the grille body 10 is made of PMMA / ASA alloy material by high-gloss injection molding. Here, PMMA is made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and ASA (ASA, Acrylonitrile-Styrene-Acrylate) is copolymerized by styrene, acrylonitrile and acrylic rubber. In this way, the grille body 10 not only has the advantages of weather resistance, heat resistance, wear resistance, impact resistance, formability, flame retardancy, transparency and glossiness, environmental protection, light weight and cost-effectiveness. Of course, the material of the grille body 10 is not limited to this, and it can also be processed by other materials, which will not be elaborated here.

[0039] In one embodiment, the skeleton 21 is set as a PC / ABS-GF10 material, and the skeleton 21 is mainly used to strengthen the structural strength of the blade 20. Here, PC / ABS is PC+ABS, also known as engineering plastic alloy. PC / ABS is a thermoplastic plastic made of polycarbonate (PC) and polyacrylonitrile (ABS). GF10 means that 10% of glass fiber reinforcement is added during the synthesis of PC / ABS. In this way, the skeleton 21 itself has self-lubricating properties (characteristics of glass fiber reinforcement materials), thereby reducing the friction between the entire blade 20 and the grille body 10, making the movement of the blade 20 smoother.

[0040] Furthermore, the panel 22 is injection molded by PMMA / ASA alloy material, that is, the panel 22 is set as a PMMA / ASA alloy part. In this way, the panel 22 not only has multiple advantages such as weather resistance, heat resistance, wear resistance, impact resistance, formability, flame retardancy, transparency and glossiness, environmental protection, light weight and cost-effectiveness. Of course, the material of the panel 22 is not limited to this, and it can also be processed by other materials, which will not be repeated here. At the same time, the panel 22 and the grille body 10 are set to the same material, so that the integrity of the two is better after matching.

[0041] like Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the external active air intake grille 100 of the automobile further includes a linkage unit 30 and a driving member 40, wherein one end of the linkage unit 30 is connected to the frame 21, and the other end is connected to the driving member 40, so that the driving member 40 can drive the frame 21 to move through the linkage unit 30, thereby driving the panel 22 to open or close relative to the grille body 10 through the frame 21, that is, realizing the movement of the blade 20, thereby realizing the control of the intake amount; wherein the driving member 40 is installed on the grille body 10, and along the vertical direction z of the automobile, the output end of the driving member 40 is relatively located above the blade 20, and along the front-rear direction x of the automobile, the driving member 40 is relatively located behind the blade 20, so that the driving member 40 is suspended relative to the grille body 10 and forms a receiving space 101 between the driving member 40 and the grille body 10, and the receiving space 101 is used to accommodate automobile parts.

[0042] In the related art, the overall volume of the active air intake grille is generally large, and the space occupied during installation is also large accordingly. The existing active air intake grille structure layout is relatively unreasonable, and other components cannot be installed. In this way, the space where the active air intake grille itself is located is wasted. In the present application, by rearranging the position of the driving member 40, the driving member 40 is suspended relative to the grille body 10 and a receiving space 101 is formed to provide an installation position for automobile parts. This not only optimizes the layout of the external active air intake grille 100 of the automobile, but also improves the utilization rate of the space where the external active air intake grille 100 of the automobile is located; at the same time, in the front and rear directions of the automobile, the driving member 40 and the grille body 10 also form protection for automobile parts, thereby improving safety. Here, the automobile parts may be an adaptive cruise control device or other components.

[0043] like Figures 2 to 4 As shown, a mounting seat 12 is provided on the grille body 10. In the front-rear direction x of the vehicle, the mounting seat 12 has a support body 121 suspended relative to the grille body 10, so that the support body 121 and the grille body 10 form a receiving space 101. The driving member 40 is installed on the support body 121, that is, the receiving space 101 is formed between the driving member 40 and the grille body 10.

[0044] Optionally, the mounting seat 12 and the grille body 10 may be connected by welding screws, etc. In this embodiment, the mounting seat 12 and the grille body 10 may be connected by screws to facilitate the disassembly, assembly and replacement of the mounting seat 12.

[0045] Furthermore, if Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, at least two pressure plates 13 are provided on the grille body 10, and at least two pressure plates 13 are spaced apart along the left-right direction y of the automobile, the blade 20 is located between the two pressure plates 13, and both ends of the blade 20 are rotatably connected to the corresponding pressure plates 13, that is, the blade is connected to the pressure plate 13 and the linkage unit 30 at the same time.

[0046] In one embodiment, please continue to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The blades 20 are arranged in multiple groups, and the multiple groups of blades 20 are arranged at intervals along the left-right direction y of the automobile, and the driving member 40 is located between two adjacent groups of blades 20. In this way, the gap formed between the two adjacent groups of blades 20 will form an accommodating space 101 together with the driving member 40, thereby further improving the space utilization rate of the overall structure.

[0047] Furthermore, each group of blades 20 corresponds to two pressing plates 13. For example, if the blades 20 are arranged in two groups, the number of pressing plates 13 is four; if the blades 20 are arranged in three groups, the number of pressing plates 13 is six.

[0048] In this embodiment, the blades 20 are arranged in two groups, and the number of the pressure plates 13 is arranged in four. One group of blades 20 is relatively located on the left side of the car, and the other group of blades 20 is relatively located on the right side of the car. Correspondingly, two pressure plates 13 are relatively located on the left side of the car, and two pressure plates 13 are relatively located on the right side of the car.

[0049] Here, each set of blades 20 includes at least one blade 20. For example, each set of blades 20 may include one blade, two blades, three blades, and the like.

[0050] like Figure 4 As shown, the linkage unit 30 includes a connecting rod 31 and a linkage rod 32, and the driving member 40 includes a driving shaft 41; the connecting rod 31 is mounted on the driving shaft 41, one end of the linkage rod 32 is connected to the connecting rod 31, and the other end is connected to the blade 20. In this way, the driving shaft 41 moves, thereby driving the connecting rod 31 to move, and at this time, the linkage rod 32 will move under the drive of the connecting rod 31, thereby driving the blade 20 to rotate relative to the grille body 10.

[0051] Further, the number of blades 20 is multiple, and the multiple blades 20 are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction z of the car; wherein the multiple blades 20 are simultaneously connected to the linkage rod 32, so that the multiple blades 20 can be driven by the linkage rod 32 to rotate simultaneously and open or close relative to the grille body 10. It can be understood that the multiple blades 20 are simultaneously connected to the linkage rod 32, which can effectively ensure the synchronization and consistency of the movement of the multiple blades 20.

[0052] Here, the number of the blades 20 can be two, three, four, etc. The specific number of the blades 20 can be set according to actual conditions and is not limited here.

[0053] As preferably, Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the number of blades 20 is configured to be at least three, and the linkage rod 32 includes a first linkage rod 321 and a second linkage rod 322. The first linkage rod 321 is connected to the connecting rod 31, and the second linkage rod 322 is connected to the first linkage rod 321. Moreover, among the at least three blades 20, at least one blade 20 is connected to the first linkage rod 321, and the remaining blades 20 are connected to the second linkage rod 322. In this way, by setting the first linkage rod 321 and the second linkage rod 322, it is possible to avoid the situation where all blades 20 are connected to the same linkage rod and the movement is stuck, so that the movement of the at least three blades 20 will be smoother.

[0054] like Figure 2 As shown, the number of linkage units 30 is the same as the number of groups of blades 20. That is, the number of linkage units 30 is the same as the number of groups of blades 20. For example, when the blades 20 are set to two groups, the linkage units 30 are also two groups. When the blades 20 are set to one group, the linkage units 30 are also one group.

[0055] In this embodiment, the blades 20 are arranged in two groups, and the linkage units 30 are also arranged in two groups.

[0056] Specifically, two groups of linkage units 30 are simultaneously connected to a driving shaft 41 and are located at corresponding ends of the driving shaft 41 . The linkage units 30 at both ends are respectively connected to corresponding blades 20 , thereby realizing synchronous driving of the two groups of blades 20 through a driving shaft 41 .

[0057] like Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the external active air intake grille 100 of the automobile further includes a support rod 50, which is located between the two ends of the blade 20 and is movably connected to the blade 20, and is mounted on the grille body 10. Here, the support rod 50 is used to support and position the blade 20 to prevent the blade 20 from being deformed by pressure, thereby affecting the air intake of the automobile. Here, the support rod 50 and the grille body 10 can be fixed by fasteners such as buckles and screws.

[0058] Preferably, when the number of blades 20 is set to be multiple, the support rod 50 will be connected to the multiple blades 20 at the same time.

[0059] The present application also provides a car, which includes the external active air intake grille 100 of any of the above embodiments.

[0060] The technical features of the above embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0061] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. An external active air intake grille for an automobile, comprising a grille body and blades, wherein the blades are rotatably connected to the grille body; It is characterized in that The blade includes a frame and a panel, wherein the frame is rotatably connected to the grille body, the panel is connected to the frame and is opened or closed relative to the grille body driven by the frame, and the frame and the panel are formed by a two-color injection molding process.

2. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 1, characterized in that: The panel is made of PMMA / ASA alloy; and / or the frame is made of PC / ABS-GF10 material.

3. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The grille body is made of PMMA / ASA alloy material through high-gloss injection molding.

4. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automobile external active air intake grille further includes a linkage unit and a driving member, wherein one end of the linkage unit is connected to the frame, and the other end is connected to the driving member, so that the driving member can drive the frame to move through the linkage unit.

5. The external active air intake grille for automobile according to claim 4, characterized in that: Along the vertical direction of the automobile, the output end of the driving member is relatively located above the blade; and along the front-rear direction of the automobile, the driving member is relatively located behind the blade, so that the driving member is suspended relative to the grille body and forms a accommodating space between the driving member and the grille body, and the accommodating space is used to accommodate automobile parts.

6. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 5, characterized in that: The grille body is provided with a mounting seat, and in the front-rear direction of the automobile, the mounting seat has a support body suspended relative to the grille body, so that the support body and the grille body form the accommodation space; The driving member is mounted on the supporting body.

7. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 4, characterized in that: The linkage unit includes a connecting rod and a linkage rod, and the driving member includes a driving shaft; the connecting rod is installed on the driving shaft, one end of the linkage rod is connected to the connecting rod, and the other end is connected to the blade.

8. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 7, characterized in that: The number of the blades is multiple, and the multiple blades are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction of the car; Wherein, a plurality of the blades are connected to the linkage rod at the same time, so that the plurality of blades can be driven by the linkage rod to rotate at the same time and open or close relative to the grille body.

9. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 8, characterized in that: The number of the blades is at least three; the linkage rod comprises a first linkage rod and a second linkage rod, the first linkage rod is connected to the connecting rod, and the second linkage rod is connected to the first linkage rod; Furthermore, among the at least three blades, at least one blade is connected to the first connecting rod, and the remaining blades are connected to the second connecting rod.

10. The automotive external active air intake grille according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The automobile external active air intake grille also includes a support rod, which is located between the two ends of the blade and is movably connected to the blade, and the support rod is installed on the grille body.

11. A car, characterized in that: It comprises the external active air intake grille of an automobile as described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

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