Front end module of vehicle and vehicle

Abstract

The utility model relates to a front-end module of a vehicle and the vehicle, the front-end module comprises a grid assembly and a wind scooper, the grid assembly comprises a frame body and a grid connected to the frame body; the frame body penetrates through the wall of the wind scooper to extend into the wind scooper, and an elastic sealing structure is arranged between the peripheral wall of the frame body and the wall of the wind scooper. The sealing effect and stability between the grille assembly and the wind scooper can be guaranteed, meanwhile, the flow speed of air located in the frame body and the wind scooper can be guaranteed, and therefore the front end module can work normally, and the performance of the vehicle is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of vehicles, in particular, to a front end module of a vehicle and the vehicle. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, the sealing effect of the sealing area between the active grille shutter and the air deflector is not good, for example, there is a Z-direction error between the active grille shutter and the air deflector or the active grille shutter and the air deflector may fail to be sealed when the air deflector shakes. SUMMARY

[0003] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a front end module of a vehicle and the vehicle to improve the sealing effect and reliability between the grille assembly and the air deflector, so as to at least partially solve the above technical problems.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the first aspect of the present disclosure provides a front end module of a vehicle, comprising: a grille assembly comprising a frame body and a grille connected to the frame body; and an air deflector, the frame body passes through the wall of the air deflector to extend into the air deflector, wherein an elastic sealing structure is arranged between the outer peripheral wall of the frame body and the wall of the air deflector.

[0005] Optionally, the elastic sealing structure is integrally formed with the wall of the air deflector, or the elastic sealing structure is detachably connected with the wall of the air deflector, and the elastic sealing structure abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the frame body.

[0006] Optionally, the elastic modulus of the elastic sealing structure is less than the elastic modulus of the air deflector.

[0007] Optionally, the elastic sealing structure is made of rubber, the wall of the air deflector is made of hard plastic, and the elastic sealing structure and the wall of the air deflector are integrally formed.

[0008] Optionally, the elastic sealing structure comprises an elastic compression part and an abutting part, the elastic compression part is connected between the wall of the air deflector and the abutting part, and the abutting part abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the frame body.

[0009] Optionally, the elastic compression part comprises a bending part bent towards the inner side and / or the outer side of the air deflector.

[0010] Optionally, the abutting part comprises an abutting lip, and the abutting lip is inclined to abut against the outer peripheral wall of the frame body.

[0011] Optionally, the abutting lip is inclined towards the inner side of the air deflector and towards the outer peripheral wall of the frame body.

[0012] Optionally, an included angle between the abutting lip and the peripheral wall of the frame body is 40-50°.

[0013] Optionally, the part of the frame body extending into the inside of the air deflector is provided with a stop portion protruding from the peripheral wall of the frame body.

[0014] Optionally, the stop portion comprises a stop flange at one end of the frame body extending into the inside of the air deflector.

[0015] Optionally, the front end module further comprises a heat sink, one side of the air deflector away from the grille assembly is connected to the heat sink, and a heat dissipation surface of the heat sink is arranged perpendicular to the extension direction of the frame body.

[0016] In a second aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle is provided, comprising the above-mentioned front end module.

[0017] Through the above technical solution, the grille assembly of the present disclosure is inserted into the air deflector through the frame body, and the elastic sealing structure between the peripheral wall of the frame body and the wall of the air deflector can adaptively stretch and contract when the air deflector shakes to adapt to a certain degree of vibration and deformation. Even if there is a Z-direction error between the frame body and the air deflector, the existence of the elastic sealing structure compensates for the Z-direction error, so that it can still seal the gap between the two, ensuring the sealing between the grille assembly and the air deflector. In addition, the insertion of the frame body into the air deflector and the sealing connection with the air deflector can also reduce or even avoid the blocking of the connection area of the two to the air when they are connected, thereby ensuring the flow rate of the air in the front end module. Based on this, the present disclosure can improve the sealing effect and stability between the grille assembly and the air deflector, and also ensure the flow rate of the air in the frame body and the air deflector, thereby improving the performance of the vehicle.

[0018] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the specification, and together with the following specific embodiments, serve to explain the present disclosure but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the front end module provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 2 is a sectional view of the front end module provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is a local enlarged view of A in FIG.

[0023] LIST OF ELEMENTS

[0024] 1-grating assembly; 11-frame body; 111-stop; 1111-stop flange; 2-air deflector; 3-elastic sealing structure; 31-elastic compression part; 311-bent part; 32-abutment part; 321-abutment lip. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely intended to illustrate and explain the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0026] In the present disclosure, the orientation words such as “inner, outer” used herein refer to “inner, outer” relative to the outline of the corresponding component itself; “Z direction” refers to the height direction of the front end module on the vehicle after being connected to the vehicle body. In addition, in the following description, the same reference numerals in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise explained, when referring to the drawings. The above definitions are only used to explain and illustrate the present disclosure, and should not be understood as limiting the present disclosure.

[0027] In the related art, the active air intake grille and the air deflector can directly abut each other to seal, but since there can be errors between the active air intake grille and the air deflector in the Z direction and the air deflector can shake during the driving of the vehicle, it is possible that the sealing between the active air intake grille and the air deflector fails, affecting the normal operation of the front end module.

[0028] Based on this, in order to solve at least part of the above technical problems, the front end module in the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0029] Reference Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the drawings, the first aspect of the present disclosure provides a front end module of a vehicle, comprising a grating assembly 1 and an air deflector 2, wherein the grating assembly 1 comprises a frame body 11 and a grating (not shown in the figure) connected to the frame body 11; the frame body 11 extends into the air deflector 2 by penetrating the wall of the air deflector 2, wherein an elastic sealing structure 3 is arranged between the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11 and the wall of the air deflector 2.

[0030] According to the technical scheme, the elastic sealing structure 3 is arranged between the frame body 11 inserted into the air deflector 2 and the wall of the air deflector 2, so that the elastic sealing structure 3 can be elastically deformed to adapt to the change in the distance between the frame body 11 and the air deflector 2 in the Z direction when the air deflector 2 shakes or there is a Z-direction error between the frame body 11 and the air deflector 2, so that the elastic sealing structure 3 can still fill the gap between the frame body 11 and the wall of the air deflector 2, thereby ensuring the sealing between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2. In addition, since the frame body 11 and the wall of the air deflector 2 are sealingly connected inside the air deflector 2, the connection area between the frame body 11 and the air deflector 2 can be reduced or even avoided when they are connected, thereby ensuring the flow rate of air in the front-end module. Based on this, the present disclosure can ensure the flow rate of air in the frame body 11 and the air deflector 2 while ensuring the sealing effect and stability between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2, thereby enabling the front-end module to work normally and improving the performance of the vehicle.

[0031] In the present disclosure, the grille assembly 1 can be an active air intake grille, which can automatically adjust the opening size of the air intake according to the form state of the vehicle, thereby adjusting the air intake amount of the front-end module to improve the efficiency and performance of the engine.

[0032] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in Figure 3 The elastic sealing structure 3 can be integrally formed with the wall of the air deflector 2, and the side of the elastic sealing structure 3 away from the air deflector 2 abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11. The elastic sealing structure 3 and the air deflector 2 are integrally formed, which can improve the connection strength between the elastic sealing structure 3 and the air deflector 2 and ensure the air tightness between the elastic sealing structure 3 and the air deflector 2. In addition, the setting of the connecting component between the elastic sealing structure 3 and the air deflector 2 can be reduced, which can simplify the installation process and reduce the weight of the front-end module to some extent to meet the demand for lightweight vehicles.

[0033] Alternatively, the elastic sealing structure 3 and the wall of the air deflector 2 can be detachably connected, and the elastic sealing structure 3 abuts against the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11. That is, the elastic sealing structure 3 and the air deflector 2 are separately arranged, which can facilitate the disassembly and replacement of the elastic sealing structure 3 to enable quick replacement when the elastic sealing structure 3 is damaged and improve the maintenance efficiency.

[0034] The elastic modulus of the elastic sealing structure 3 can be less than the elastic modulus of the air deflector 2. That is, the elastic sealing structure 3 is more likely to deform when subjected to an external force, which can compensate for the Z-direction error between the air deflector 2 and the frame body 11 to avoid sealing failure and still abut against the frame body 11 when the air deflector 2 shakes, thereby ensuring the sealing between the air deflector 2 and the grille assembly 1 and preventing air leakage.

[0035] Exemplarily, the elastic sealing structure 3 can be made of rubber, the wall of the air deflector 2 can be made of hard plastic, and the elastic sealing structure 3 and the wall of the air deflector 2 are configured as a whole. In addition to good elasticity, the rubber also has the characteristics of being able to withstand high pressure and high temperature, being waterproof and dustproof, and reducing shock and noise. Therefore, the elastic sealing structure 3 made of rubber can not only ensure the sealing between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2 when the air deflector 2 shakes, but also can improve its service life and long-term guarantee the normal operation of the front-end module. The elastic sealing structure 3 and the air deflector 2 can be integrally formed by double-injection molding, thereby ensuring the stability and reliability of the two after molding, and improving the production efficiency of the front-end module.

[0036] Specifically, the rubber can be selected from thermoplastic vulcanized rubber (TPV), and the hard plastic can be selected from PP-GF30. PP-GF30 is a reinforced polypropylene material, where “PP” represents polypropylene and “GF30” indicates that the material contains 30% glass fiber reinforcement. This composite material combines the basic properties of polypropylene and the reinforcing effect of glass fiber, making it have better mechanical properties, dimensional stability and heat resistance.

[0037] In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 3 The elastic sealing structure 3 can include an elastic compression part 31 and an abutting part 32, the elastic compression part 31 being connected between the wall of the air deflector 2 and the abutting part 32, and the abutting part 32 abutting the outer peripheral wall of the frame 11. Exemplarily, when the elastic sealing structure 3 is connected with the air deflector 2, the elastic compression part 31 can be compressed or elongated to adapt to the distance between the air deflector 2 and the frame 11 when the air deflector 2 shakes, for example, so that the abutting part 32 of the elastic sealing structure 3 can continuously abut the frame 11, thereby ensuring the sealing between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2.

[0038] As shown in Figure 3 The elastic compression part 31 includes a bending part 311 bent towards the inner side and / or the outer side of the air deflector 2. Exemplarily, when the elastic compression part 31 is bent towards the inner side or the outer side of the air deflector 2, the cross section of the bending part 311 can be approximately U-shaped or approximately trapezoidal, etc., with one end protruding and the other end having an opening, to reserve space for deformation of the elastic compression part 31; when the elastic compression part 31 is bent towards the inner side and the outer side of the air deflector 2 to form the bending part 311, the cross section of the bending part 311 can form a special-shaped structure with a cavity inside, which can serve as a reserved space for deformation of the elastic compression part 31.

[0039] Of course, in some unshown embodiments, according to the nature of the elastic compression part 31 itself, for example, when the elastic compression part 31 is made of rubber or silicon or other materials that have elasticity itself, the elastic compression part 31 can be deformed adaptively when the gap between the frame 11 and the wall of the shroud 2 changes without the bending part 311, so as to ensure the sealing between the grille assembly 1 and the shroud 2.

[0040] In addition, the setting of the bending part 311 can also increase the degree of deformation of the elastic sealing structure 3 in the Z direction to some extent, so that when the shroud 2 shakes or the wall of the shroud 2 and the frame 11 have Z-direction errors, the elastic compression part 31 can still seal the gap between the two.

[0041] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in Figure 3 When the elastic sealing structure 3 is arranged on the wall of the shroud 2, because the elastic compression part 31 has elasticity itself, there is a certain pressure between the abutting lip 321 and the outer peripheral wall of the frame 11, and the abutting part 32 can ensure the sealing between the frame 11 by means of the pressure. The abutting lip 321 arranged obliquely can increase the contact area between the abutting lip 321 and the outer peripheral wall of the frame 11 to some extent, thereby improving the sealing effect, and at the moment when the shroud 2 shakes and causes the abutting lip 321 to displace, part of the abutting lip 321 can still abut against the outer peripheral wall of the frame 11, thereby ensuring the stability of the sealing.

[0042] As shown in Figure 3 The abutting lip 321 can be inclined towards the inside of the shroud 2 and towards the outer peripheral wall of the frame 11. Because the grille assembly 1 is installed from the front of the shroud 2, in order to adapt to the installation mode, the overall direction of the abutting lip 321 is made to be the same as the installation direction of the frame 11 as much as possible, so that the abutting lip 321 can better abut against the outer peripheral wall of the shroud 2, thereby avoiding the situation that the abutting lip 321 is easily damaged due to the large friction between the abutting lip 321 and the frame 11 when the direction of the abutting lip 321 is opposite to the installation direction of the grille assembly 1. In addition, when the air flows in the shroud 2, because the abutting lip 321 is inclined towards the inside of the shroud 2 and towards the outer peripheral wall of the frame 11, the air with a certain pressure is not easy to separate the abutting lip 321 and the outer peripheral wall of the frame 11.

[0043] Specifically, as shown in Figure 3As shown, the included angle between the abutting lip 321 and the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11 is 40°-50°. Within this angle range, the pressure distribution between the abutting lip 321 and the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11 can be made more uniform to reduce the local wear of the abutting lip 321 while improving the sealing effect; in addition, it can also better compensate for sealing when the air deflector 2 is displaced in the Z direction or in the mounting direction of the grille assembly 1, ensuring the sealing effect. Among them, the sealing performance between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2 is better when the included angle between the abutting lip 321 and the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11 is 45°.

[0044] In some embodiments, as Figure 3 As shown, the part of the frame body 11 extending into the air deflector 2 can be provided with a stop portion 111 protruding from the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11. The stop portion 111 can prevent the elastic sealing structure 3 from coming off the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11 when the air deflector 2 is shaken, thereby ensuring the sealing effect between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2 during normal driving of the vehicle.

[0045] Among them, as Figure 3 As shown, the stop portion 111 can include a stop flange 1111 at one end of the frame body 11 extending into the air deflector 2. As shown, when the elastic sealing structure 3 is offset towards the inside of the air deflector 2, the abutting portion 32 of the elastic sealing structure 3 will abut against the stop flange 1111, thereby preventing the abutting portion 32 from coming off the frame body 11 and causing the sealing between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2 to fail.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the front end module can further include a radiator, and the side of the air deflector 2 facing away from the grille assembly 1 can be connected to the radiator, and the heat dissipation surface of the radiator is arranged perpendicular to the extension direction of the frame body 11. The air entering the air deflector 2 through the grille assembly 1 can flow towards the radiator under the guidance of the air deflector 2 to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the radiator and improve the heat dissipation effect of the radiator on the engine, thereby ensuring the performance of the vehicle.

[0047] In a second aspect of the present disclosure, a vehicle is provided, which includes the above-mentioned front end module. It should be noted that the vehicle has all the beneficial effects of the above-mentioned front end module, and the present disclosure will not be repeated here.

[0048] In summary, the present disclosure exemplarily illustrates the installation and sealing principle of the front end module.

[0049] When the grille assembly 1 is connected with the air deflector 2, part of the frame body 11 on the grille assembly 1 is inserted into the air deflector 2 from the front end of the air deflector 2, and the elastic sealing structure 3 is stably abutted with the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11. In addition, even if there is an error in the Z direction between the frame body 11 and the wall of the air deflector 2, the elastic sealing structure 3 can be deformed to appropriately compensate for the error in the Z direction, thereby avoiding the situation of sealing failure. In addition, during the driving of the vehicle, if the elastic sealing structure 3 shakes with the air deflector 2, the distance between the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11 and the wall of the air deflector 2 changes, and the bending part 311 also adaptively contracts or extends, so that the abutting lip 321 can stably abut with the outer peripheral wall of the frame body 11, thereby ensuring the sealing effect between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2. Of course, since the frame body 11 and the wall of the air deflector 2 are sealingly connected in the air deflector 2, the connection area between the two during connection can also be reduced or even avoided. The air blocking effect is thereby ensured, and the flow rate of the air in the front end module is ensured. Based on this, the present disclosure can ensure the sealing effect between the grille assembly 1 and the air deflector 2 while ensuring the flow rate of the air in the frame body 11 and the air deflector 2, thereby enabling the front end module to work normally and improving the performance of the vehicle.

[0050] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above with reference to the drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above-described embodiments. Various simple modifications can be made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure within the technical concept of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0051] In addition, it should be noted that each specific technical feature described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any appropriate manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure will not further describe various possible combinations.

[0052] In addition, various different embodiments of the present disclosure can also be combined in any appropriate manner, as long as they do not deviate from the idea of the present disclosure, and they should also be considered as disclosed by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A front end module of a vehicle, characterized by, The front end module comprises: a grating assembly comprising a frame and a grating connected to the frame; and a wind deflector, the frame extending through a wall of the wind deflector into the wind deflector, wherein an elastic sealing structure is arranged between the peripheral wall of the frame and the wall of the wind deflector. The elastic sealing structure is integrally formed with the wall of the wind deflector, or the elastic sealing structure is detachably connected to the wall of the wind deflector, and the elastic sealing structure abuts against the peripheral wall of the frame.

2. The front end module of claim 1, wherein, The elastic modulus of the elastic sealing structure is less than the elastic modulus of the wind deflector.

3. The front end module of claim 1, wherein, The elastic sealing structure is made of rubber, the wall of the wind deflector is made of hard plastic, and the elastic sealing structure and the wall of the wind deflector are integrally formed.

4. The front end module of claim 1, wherein, The elastic sealing structure comprises an elastic compression portion and an abutting portion, the elastic compression portion is connected between the wall of the wind deflector and the abutting portion, and the abutting portion abuts against the peripheral wall of the frame.

5. The front end module of any one of claims 1-4, wherein, The elastic compression portion comprises a bending portion bent towards the inside and / or the outside of the wind deflector.

6. The front end module of claim 5, wherein, The abutting portion comprises an abutting lip, the abutting lip is inclined to abut against the peripheral wall of the frame.

7. The front end module of claim 5, wherein, The abutting lip is inclined towards the inside of the wind deflector and towards the peripheral wall of the frame.

8. The front end module of claim 7, wherein, The included angle between the abutting lip and the peripheral wall of the frame is 40°-50°.

9. The front end module of claim 8, wherein, The portion of the frame extending into the wind deflector is provided with a stop portion protruding from the peripheral wall of the frame.

10. The front end module of claim 1, wherein, The stop portion comprises a stop flange at one end of the frame extending into the wind deflector.

11. The front end module of claim 10, wherein, The front end module further comprises a heat sink, one side of the wind deflector facing away from the grating assembly is connected to the heat sink, and the heat dissipation surface of the heat sink is arranged perpendicular to the extension direction of the frame.

12. The front end module of claim 1, wherein, The front end module comprises any one of claims 1-12.

13. A vehicle characterized by comprising: The front end module comprises any one of claims 1-12.

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