- Patent Title: Variable air hole covering flap device and operating method thereof
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Application No.: US16915252Application Date: 2020-06-29
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Publication No.: US11608038B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Tae-Hyung Kim , Sang-Hyun Park , Jung-Ho Kim , Jin-Woo Kim , Sung-Wook Woo , Jung-Joong Lee , Hak-Lim Kim
- Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company , Kia Motors Corporation
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul; KR Seoul
- Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company,Kia Motors Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul; KR Seoul
- Agency: Fox Rothschild LLP
- Priority: KR10-2020-0003041 20200109
- Main IPC: B60T5/00
- IPC: B60T5/00 ; B60R19/00 ; E05F15/00 ; F16D65/78 ; F16D66/00 ; E05F15/71
Abstract:
A variable air hole covering flap device is provided and selectively opens or closes an air hole formed in a wheel deflector or a wheel cover to allow air to be introduced toward a brake. The air hole is opened only when brake cooling of a vehicle is more necessary than aerodynamic performance of the vehicle to properly control the aerodynamic performance and the brake cooling performance of the vehicle as necessary.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210213916A1 VARIABLE AIR HOLE COVERING FLAP DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2021-07-15
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