Active air-inlet grille for controlling external blades to turn over through hinge mechanism and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model relates to an active air-inlet grille with external blades controlled by hinge mechanisms to turn over and a vehicle. The active air-inlet grille with the hinge mechanism controlling the external blade to turn over comprises a frame AD, a blade CF, the hinge mechanism and a motor, the frame AD is connected with the blade CF through the hinge mechanism, the motor is arranged on the hinge mechanism, and the hinge mechanism is used for driving the blade CF to turn over. Compared with the prior art, the active air inlet grille is arranged through a hinge mechanism under the condition that the front end space is not met, a movement mechanism is moved backwards, force transmission points of the blades and the connecting rods are designed to be close to the middle positions of the blades or relatively uniform positions at the two ends of the blades, the torque is reduced, and the blades can be turned over normally; and the system development cost is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile parts, especially to a hinge mechanism control external blade overturning active air intake grille and vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] The air intake grille of the traditional fuel vehicle is located in the front of the vehicle head, and its main function is to provide air intake and heat dissipation for the engine. The traditional air intake grille cannot be controlled to close, and in the hot summer, as long as the vehicle starts, the engine can bear the maximum heat dissipation power, and in the cold winter, the cold air directly impacts the radiator to cause forced heat dissipation, so that the engine water temperature needs a longer time to warm up, resulting in the lengthening of the cold start time and the waste of fuel.

[0003] The active air intake grille can actively close the air intake grille, which can greatly improve the winter driving experience. In addition, under high-speed driving, considering the aerodynamic state of the whole vehicle, the active closing of the air intake grille can effectively reduce the wind resistance, achieve the purpose of saving fuel, energy saving and emission reduction, so the application of the active air intake grille on the whole vehicle is becoming more and more popular.

[0004] At present, the installation mode of the blade of the active air intake grille on the market is still mainly fastened by pressing plate and screw, and because the automobile is more and more faced with more sharp modeling, the original mechanism space of the blade cannot be satisfied, the rotating shaft of the blade cannot be arranged, and the offset of the rotating shaft of the blade increases the system torque, which increases the cost of the motor.

[0005] Therefore, an active air intake grille capable of normally overturning the blade under the condition that the front end space is not satisfied is needed to meet the requirements of modeling and function at the same time. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a hinge mechanism control external blade overturning active air intake grille and vehicle. The active air intake grille is arranged by hinge mechanism under the condition that the front end space is not satisfied, the movement mechanism is moved backward, and the force transmission points of the blade and the connecting rod are designed at the middle position of the blade or the relatively uniform positions of the two ends of the blade, so as to reduce the torque, the blade can be normally overturned, and the cost of system development is reduced.

[0007] The purpose of the utility model can be realized by the following technical scheme:

[0008] An active air intake grille with hinge mechanism control external blade overturning, comprising a frame AD, a blade CF, a hinge mechanism and a motor,

[0009] The frame AD is connected with the blade CF through the hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism is provided with a motor, and the hinge mechanism is used for driving the blade CF to overturn.

[0010] In an embodiment of the utility model, the hinged mechanism includes movable connecting rod AB, movable connecting rod BGC, movable connecting rod DGE and movable connecting rod EF, frame AD is connected with movable connecting rod AB and movable connecting rod DGE simultaneously, movable connecting rod AB is connected with blade CF through movable connecting rod BGC, movable connecting rod DGE is connected with blade CF through movable connecting rod EF.

[0011] In an embodiment of the utility model, the A end of movable connecting rod AB is connected with the shaft hole of frame AD, the B end of movable connecting rod AB is connected with the shaft hole of movable connecting rod BGC, the C end of movable connecting rod BGC is connected with the shaft hole of blade CF, the D end of movable connecting rod DGE is connected with the shaft hole of frame AD, the E end of movable connecting rod DGE is connected with the shaft hole of movable connecting rod EF, and the F end of movable connecting rod EF is connected with the shaft hole of blade CF.

[0012] In an embodiment of the utility model, movable connecting rod DGE is connected with movable connecting rod BGC, and the connecting point is G point.

[0013] In an embodiment of the utility model, the motor is connected with the A end of movable connecting rod AB.

[0014] In an embodiment of the utility model, the movement track of the hinged mechanism is as follows:

[0015] In the process that movable connecting rod AB moves from AB position to AB1 position, movable connecting rod AB drives movable connecting rod BGC to move from BGC position to B1G1C1 position, movable connecting rod BGC drives movable connecting rod DGE to move from DGE position to DG1E1 position, movable connecting rod DGE drives movable connecting rod EF to move from EF position to E1F1 position, and movable connecting rod BGC and movable connecting rod EF simultaneously drive blade CF to overturn from CF position to C1F1 position.

[0016] In the process that movable connecting rod AB moves from AB1 position to AB2 position, movable connecting rod AB drives movable connecting rod BGC to move from B1G1C1 position to B2G2C2 position, movable connecting rod BGC drives movable connecting rod DGE to move from DG1E1 position to DG2E2 position, movable connecting rod DGE drives movable connecting rod EF to move from E1F1 position to E2F2 position, and movable connecting rod BGC and movable connecting rod EF simultaneously drive blade CF to overturn from C1F1 position to C2F2 position.

[0017] In an embodiment of the utility model, the motor is connected with the D end of movable connecting rod DGE.

[0018] In an embodiment of the utility model, the movement track of the hinged mechanism is as follows:

[0019] During the movement of the movable connecting rod DGE from the DGE position to the DG1E1 position, the movable connecting rod DGE drives the movable connecting rod EF to move from the EF position to the E1F1 position, and the movable connecting rod DGE simultaneously drives the movable connecting rod BGC to move from the BGC position to the B1G1C1 position, the movable connecting rod BGC drives the movable connecting rod AB to move from the AB position to the AB1 position, and the movable connecting rod BGC and the movable connecting rod EF simultaneously drive the blade CF to flip from the CF position to the C1F1 position.

[0020] During the movement of the movable connecting rod DGE from the DG1E1 position to the DG2E2 position, the movable connecting rod DGE drives the movable connecting rod EF to move from the E1F1 position to the E2F2 position, and the movable connecting rod DGE simultaneously drives the movable connecting rod BGC to move from the B1G1C1 position to the B2G2C2 position, the movable connecting rod BGC drives the movable connecting rod AB to move from the AB1 position to the AB2 position, and the movable connecting rod BGC and the movable connecting rod EF simultaneously drive the blade CF to flip from the C1F1 position to the C2F2 position.

[0021] As a preferred technical solution, the blade CF is an external blade, and the blade CF is a large-size blade.

[0022] In addition, the utility model still provides a vehicle, the vehicle includes above-mentioned active air inlet grille and bumper skin, the blade CF of active air inlet grille hides in the rear side of bumper skin in flip state.

[0023] In an embodiment of the utility model, the blade CF is matched with the bumper skin circle.

[0024] The principle of the utility model is as follows:

[0025] The blade hides behind the bumper skin in the flip state, which is beneficial to increase the air inlet area; if the blade causes 20 to be shielded, then the opening of the air inlet needs to be designed to 120. In the utility model, the blade does not cause the air inlet to be shielded, therefore, the opening of the air inlet does not need to be increased.

[0026] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects as follows:

[0027] The utility model provides a blade flip movement mechanism scheme without fixed shaft, under the condition that the front end space is not satisfied, the movement mechanism is moved back through the arrangement of the hinge mechanism, and the force transmission points of the blade and the connecting rod are designed at the middle position of the blade or the relatively uniform positions of both ends of the blade, so that the torque is reduced, and the cost of system development is reduced.

[0028] In the utility model, the change of the blade angle is achieved by arranging connecting rods of different lengths, thereby being more suitable for the requirements of existing automobiles for shape and function.

[0029] The drive of the utility model can be designed on the movable connecting rod AB or the movable connecting rod DGE. At the same time, another set of connecting rod mechanisms can be designed as the driving mechanism, and the original hinge mechanism can be used as the trajectory determining mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0030] Fig. 1 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the active air intake grille of the present invention in a fully closed state;

[0031] Fig. 2 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly of the active air intake grille of the present invention in a fully open state;

[0032] Explanation of the accompanying figures: 1. Blade CF, 2. Frame AD, 3. Movable link AB, 4. Movable link BGC, 5. Movable link DGE, 6. Movable link EF, 7. Bumper skin. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. This embodiment is implemented based on the technical solution of the present invention, and provides a detailed implementation method and specific operation process, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

[0034] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not require further definition or explanation in subsequent drawings.

[0035] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "back," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely to facilitate the description of the present invention and simplify the description. They do not indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed, or operate in a specific direction. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0036] In the description of the utility model, it is necessary to explain, unless there is definite stipulation and limitation, the term "installation", "connection", "connect" should do the broad sense understanding, for example, can be fixed connection, also can be detachable connection, or integrally connected, can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection, can be direct connection, also can through the intermediate medium indirectly connect, can be two element inside the intercommunication. For ordinary skilled person in the art, the specific meaning of the above-mentioned term in the utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0037] Some embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings. In the case of no conflict, the following examples and the features in the examples can be combined with each other.

[0038] Example 1

[0039] Referring to Figs. 1-2 , the utility model provides a kind of active air intake grille of hinge mechanism control external blade overturning, including frame AD2, blade CF1, hinge mechanism and motor,

[0040] The frame AD2 is connected with the blade CF1 by the hinge mechanism, motor is arranged on the hinge mechanism, and the hinge mechanism is used to drive the blade CF1 to overturn.

[0041] In the embodiment, the hinge mechanism includes movable connecting rod AB3, movable connecting rod BGC4, movable connecting rod DGE5 and movable connecting rod EF6, the frame AD2 is connected with movable connecting rod AB3 and movable connecting rod DGE5 simultaneously, the movable connecting rod AB3 is connected with the blade CF1 by movable connecting rod BGC4, and the movable connecting rod DGE5 is connected with the blade CF1 by movable connecting rod EF6.

[0042] In the embodiment, the A end of the movable connecting rod AB3 is connected with the shaft hole of the frame AD2, the B end of the movable connecting rod AB3 is connected with the shaft hole of the movable connecting rod BGC4, the C end of the movable connecting rod BGC4 is connected with the shaft hole of the blade CF1, the D end of the movable connecting rod DGE5 is connected with the shaft hole of the frame AD2, the E end of the movable connecting rod DGE5 is connected with the shaft hole of the movable connecting rod EF6, and the F end of the movable connecting rod EF6 is connected with the shaft hole of the blade CF1.

[0043] In the embodiment, the movable connecting rod DGE5 is connected with the movable connecting rod BGC4, and the connection point is G point.

[0044] In the embodiment, the motor is connected with the A end of the movable connecting rod AB3.

[0045] In the embodiment, the motion trajectory of the hinge mechanism is as follows:

[0046] In the process that the movable connecting rod AB3 moves from the AB1 position to the AB2 position, the movable connecting rod AB3 drives the movable connecting rod BGC4 to move from the B1G1C1 position to the B2G2C2 position, the movable connecting rod BGC4 drives the movable connecting rod DGE5 to move from the DG1E1 position to the DG2E2 position, the movable connecting rod DGE5 drives the movable connecting rod EF6 to move from the E1F1 position to the E2F2 position, and the movable connecting rod BGC4 and the movable connecting rod EF6 simultaneously drive the vane CF1 to flip from the C1F1 position to the C2F2 position.

[0047] In the process that the movable connecting rod AB3 moves from the AB1 position to the AB2 position, the movable connecting rod AB3 drives the movable connecting rod BGC4 to move from the B1G1C1 position to the B2G2C2 position, the movable connecting rod BGC4 drives the movable connecting rod DGE5 to move from the DG1E1 position to the DG2E2 position, the movable connecting rod DGE5 drives the movable connecting rod EF6 to move from the E1F1 position to the E2F2 position, and the movable connecting rod BGC4 and the movable connecting rod EF6 simultaneously drive the vane CF1 to flip from the C1F1 position to the C2F2 position.

[0048] In the present embodiment, the motor is connected to the D end of the movable connecting rod DGE5.

[0049] In the present embodiment, the movement trajectory of the hinge mechanism is as follows:

[0050] In the process that the movable connecting rod DGE5 moves from the DGE position to the DG1E1 position, the movable connecting rod DGE5 drives the movable connecting rod EF6 to move from the EF position to the E1F1 position, the movable connecting rod DGE5 simultaneously drives the movable connecting rod BGC4 to move from the BGC position to the B1G1C1 position, the movable connecting rod BGC4 drives the movable connecting rod AB3 to move from the AB position to the AB1 position, and the movable connecting rod BGC4 and the movable connecting rod EF6 simultaneously drive the vane CF1 to flip from the CF position to the C1F1 position.

[0051] In the process that the movable connecting rod DGE5 moves from the DGE position to the DG1E1 position, the movable connecting rod DGE5 drives the movable connecting rod EF6 to move from the EF position to the E1F1 position, the movable connecting rod DGE5 simultaneously drives the movable connecting rod BGC4 to move from the BGC position to the B1G1C1 position, the movable connecting rod BGC4 drives the movable connecting rod AB3 to move from the AB position to the AB1 position, and the movable connecting rod BGC4 and the movable connecting rod EF6 simultaneously drive the vane CF1 to flip from the CF position to the C1F1 position.

[0052] In the present embodiment, the vane CF1 is an external vane, and the vane CF1 is a large-size vane.

[0053] Embodiment 2

[0054] The present embodiment provides a vehicle comprising the active grille shutter and the bumper skin 7 described in embodiment 1, the blade CF1 of the active grille shutter is hidden at the back side of the bumper skin 7 in the turnover state.

[0055] In the present embodiment, the blade CF1 is matched with the bumper skin 7 periphery.

[0056] As Fig. 1 shown, the total assembly schematic diagram of the full closed state of the active grille shutter of the utility model, the blade CF1 is a large size blade, and is an external blade, and is matched with the bumper skin 7 periphery. 6 connecting rods behind the blade CF1 form a hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism is respectively movable connecting rod AB3, movable connecting rod BGC4, movable connecting rod DGE5, movable connecting rod EF6, and the blade CF1 itself can also be understood as a movable connecting rod, and the frame AD2 itself can also be understood as an immovable connecting rod, that is, the rack in the connecting rod mechanism. The A end of the movable connecting rod AB3 is connected with the shaft hole of the frame AD2, the B end of the movable connecting rod AB3 is connected with the shaft hole of the movable connecting rod BGC4, the C end of the movable connecting rod BGC4 is connected with the shaft hole of the blade CF1, the D end of the movable connecting rod DGE5 is connected with the shaft hole of the frame AD2, the E end of the movable connecting rod DGE5 is connected with the shaft hole of the movable connecting rod EF6, the F end of the movable connecting rod EF6 is connected with the shaft hole of the blade CF1, the movable connecting rod BGC4 and the movable connecting rod DGE5 are connected with the shaft hole at G, and the movable connecting rod AB3, the movable connecting rod BGC4, the movable connecting rod DGE5 and the movable connecting rod EF6 form a hinge mechanism. The motor is connected with the movable connecting rod AB3 at the A end spline, as the power input of the motion system.

[0057] As Fig. 2 shown, the total assembly schematic diagram of the full closed state of the active grille shutter of the utility model.

[0058] The above description of the embodiments is for facilitating the ordinary skilled person in the art to understand and use the utility model. The person skilled in the art can obviously make various modifications to these embodiments easily, and apply the general principles described herein to other embodiments without creative labor. Therefore, the utility model is not limited to the above embodiments, and the improvements and modifications made by the person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model should be within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades, characterized in that: It includes a frame AD (2), a blade CF (1), a hinge mechanism and a motor, The frame AD (2) is connected to the blade CF (1) via a hinge mechanism, wherein a motor is provided on the hinge mechanism, and the hinge mechanism is used to drive the blade CF (1) to flip.

2. The active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hinge mechanism comprises a movable link AB (3), a movable link BGC (4), a movable link DGE (5) and a movable link EF (6); the frame AD (2) is connected to the movable link AB (3) and the movable link DGE (5) at the same time; the movable link AB (3) is connected to the blade CF (1) through the movable link BGC (4); and the movable link DGE (5) is connected to the blade CF (1) through the movable link EF (6).

3. The active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades according to claim 2, characterized in that: The A end of the movable link AB (3) is connected to the axial hole of the frame AD (2), the B end of the movable link AB (3) is connected to the axial hole of the movable link BGC (4), the C end of the movable link BGC (4) is connected to the axial hole of the blade CF (1), the D end of the movable link DGE (5) is connected to the axial hole of the frame AD (2), the E end of the movable link DGE (5) is connected to the axial hole of the movable link EF (6), and the F end of the movable link EF (6) is connected to the axial hole of the blade CF (1).

4. The active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades according to claim 2, characterized in that: The movable connecting rod DGE (5) is connected to the movable connecting rod BGC (4), and the connection point is point G.

5. The active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades according to claim 2, characterized in that: The motor is connected to the A end of the movable connecting rod AB (3).

6. The active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades according to claim 5, characterized in that: The motion trajectory of the hinge mechanism is as follows: During the movement of the movable link AB (3) from the AB position to the AB1 position, the movable link AB (3) drives the movable link BGC (4) to move from the BGC position to the B1G1C1 position, the movable link BGC (4) drives the movable link DGE (5) to move from the DGE position to the DG1E1 position, the movable link DGE (5) drives the movable link EF (6) to move from the EF position to the E1F1 position, and the movable link BGC (4) and the movable link EF (6) simultaneously drive the blade CF (1) to flip from the CF position to the C1F1 position; During the movement of the movable link AB (3) from the AB1 position to the AB2 position, the movable link AB (3) drives the movable link BGC (4) to move from the B1G1C1 position to the B2G2C2 position, the movable link BGC (4) drives the movable link DGE (5) to move from the DG1E1 position to the DG2E2 position, the movable link DGE (5) drives the movable link EF (6) to move from the E1F1 position to the E2F2 position, and the movable link BGC (4) and the movable link EF (6) simultaneously drive the blade CF (1) to flip from the C1F1 position to the C2F2 position.

7. The active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades according to claim 2, characterized in that: The motor is connected to the D end of the movable connecting rod DGE (5).

8. The active air intake grille with hinge mechanism controlling the flipping of external blades according to claim 7, characterized in that: The motion trajectory of the hinge mechanism is as follows: During the movement of the movable link DGE (5) from the DGE position to the DG1E1 position, the movable link DGE (5) drives the movable link EF (6) to move from the EF position to the E1F1 position, and the movable link DGE (5) simultaneously drives the movable link BGC (4) to move from the BGC position to the B1G1C1 position, and the movable link BGC (4) drives the movable link AB (3) to move from the AB position to the AB1 position, and the movable link BGC (4) and the movable link EF (6) simultaneously drive the blade CF (1) to flip from the CF position to the C1F1 position; During the movement of the movable link DGE (5) from the DG1E1 position to the DG2E2 position, the movable link DGE (5) drives the movable link EF (6) to move from the E1F1 position to the E2F2 position. The movable link DGE (5) simultaneously drives the movable link BGC (4) to move from the B1G1C1 position to the B2G2C2 position. The movable link BGC (4) drives the movable link AB (3) to move from the AB1 position to the AB2 position. The movable link BGC (4) and the movable link EF (6) simultaneously drive the blade CF (1) to flip from the C1F1 position to the C2F2 position.

9. A vehicle, characterized in that: The vehicle comprises an active air intake grille and a bumper skin (7) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the blades CF (1) of the active air intake grille are hidden at the rear side of the bumper skin (7) in a flipped state.

10. A vehicle according to claim 9, characterized in that: The blade CF (1) matches the circumference of the bumper skin (7).

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