METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A RADIATOR GRILL ARRANGEMENT OF A VEHICLE

• US 20150360559A1
• Filed: 01/18/2014
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: JAKOBS, Holger
• Application Number:
  US14/766,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20150360559A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 11/085 with adjustable shutters or blinds
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 11/10 Guiding or ducting cooling-air, to, or from, liquid-to-air heat exchangers
• CPC Class Codes: F01P 7/12 by thermostatic control
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/88 Optimized components or subsystems, e.g. lighting, actively controlled glasses

Abstract

A method for the operation of a radiator grill arrangement of a vehicle is disclosed. The radiator grill arrangement includes at least one primary air inlet and a number of closure flaps which are moved between a closing position and an opening position by at least one actuator. A reference motion sequence of the at least one actuator is carried out depending on a predetermined temperature.

Claims

1-4. -4. (canceled)

5. A method for operation of a radiator grill arrangement of a vehicle, wherein the radiator grill arrangement includes a primary air inlet and a plurality of closure flaps which are moveable between a closing position and an opening position by an actuator, comprising the step of:

carrying out a reference motion sequence of the actuator depending on a predetermined temperature.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the reference motion sequence of the actuator is carried out depending on a temperature of a coolant circulating in a cooling system of the vehicle.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the reference motion sequence of the actuator is carried out in the opening position of the closure flaps as required by the cooling system depending on the temperature.

8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the reference motion sequence of the actuator is carried out depending on an ambient temperature.

9. The method according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined temperature is a temperature at which water freezes.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the carrying out is not performed when the predetermined temperature is the temperature at which water freezes.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the carrying out is performed when the predetermined temperature is above the temperature at which water freezes.