Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Active air flap and electric thermostat integration control method and control apparatus for vehicle
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Application No.: US14800101Application Date: 2015-07-15
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Publication No.: US09611779B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Jong-Seop Lee
- Applicant: Hyundai Motor Company
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
- Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
- Priority: KR10-2015-0014203 20150129
- Main IPC: G05D1/00
- IPC: G05D1/00 ; F01P7/02 ; B60K11/08

Abstract:
An active air flap and electric thermostat integration control method for a vehicle may include a first control step of controlling opening and closing of an active air flap (AAF) depending on whether the vehicle starts-up, a second control step of controlling opening and closing of an electric thermostat (ETS) and the opening and closing of the AAF according to an engine temperature, a third control step of controlling the opening and closing of the ETS and the opening and closing of the AAF according to an engine load, a fourth control step of controlling the opening and closing of the ETS and the opening and closing of the AAF depending on whether a brake is operated, and a fifth control step, by the ECU, of controlling the opening and closing of the ETS and the opening and closing of the AAF according to a coolant temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160222867A1 ACTIVE AIR FLAP AND ELECTRIC THERMOSTAT INTEGRATION CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2016-08-04
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