Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Smart grille shutter in connected vehicle
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Application No.: US16824087Application Date: 2020-03-19
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Publication No.: US11648835B2Publication Date: 2023-05-16
- Inventor: Abhishek Srivastava , David W. Cosgrove
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer LLP
- Main IPC: B60K11/08
- IPC: B60K11/08 ; G07C5/08

Abstract:
Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for a engine compartment ventilation system. The engine compartment ventilation system includes a grille cover. The grille cover is configured to cover an engine compartment of the vehicle. The grille cover has one or more grille shutters. The engine compartment ventilation system includes a sensor. The sensor is configured to measure an ambient temperature of an environment surrounding the vehicle. The engine compartment ventilation system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the one or more grille shutters and the sensor. The electronic control unit is configured to control the one or more grille shutters based on the ambient temperature of the environment surrounding the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210291640A1 SMART GRILLE SHUTTER IN CONNECTED VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2021-09-23
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