Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radiator shutter using film door technology
- Patent Title (中): 散热器快门采用胶片门技术
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Application No.: US12431386Application Date: 2009-04-28
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Publication No.: US08256387B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Dwayne Robert Taylor
- Applicant: Dwayne Robert Taylor
- Applicant Address: US MI Southfield
- Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Southfield
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce,PLC
- Main IPC: F01P7/02
- IPC: F01P7/02

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling airflow to and a temperature of an engine may employ a radiator with liquid coolant, a first roller positioned parallel to an inlet tank and a second roller positioned parallel to an outlet tank, and a single film shutter that winds upon each roller. Thin strip leaders define gaps for airflow to reach the radiator. A method of controlling an open position of the film shutter may entail calculating a first film shutter open position based upon an engine coolant temperature, calculating a second film shutter open position based upon an air conditioning output pressure, comparing the first film shutter open position to the second film shutter open position, determining the larger open position, and moving the film shutter to the larger open position to expose a greater radiator surface area than the smaller open position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100269767A1 RADIATOR SHUTTER USING FILM DOOR TECHNOLOGY Public/Granted day:2010-10-28
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