Patent ID: 11878580
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. An active air flap apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a frame coupled to a rear surface of a grill in which an air inlet is disposed;
a flap portion slidably fixed inside the frame to open or close the air inlet;
an actuator coupled to an outside of the frame to transmit power to the flap portion to open or close the air inlet; and
a gear unit configured to transmit the power generated from the actuator to the flap portion,
wherein one vertical frame of a pair of vertical frames includes a pair of guide members disposed on inner surfaces of the pair of vertical frames to guide horizontal movement and vertical movement of the flap portion,
the flap portion is provided as a pair of flap portions,
the guide members include:
an upper guide portion configured to guide horizontal movement and vertical upward movement of one of the pair of flap portions; and
a lower guide portion configured to guide horizontal movement and vertical downward movement of the other one of the pair of flap portions, and

the actuator is configured to:
horizontally move a first end portion of the one of the pair of flap portions along a portion of the upper guide portion in a direction away from the actuator, so as to vertically move a second end portion of the one of the pair of flap portions along another portion of the upper guide portion in a direction away from the other one of the pair of flap portions, and
horizontally move a first end portion of the other one of the pair of flap portions along a portion of the lower guide portion in the direction away from the actuator, so as to vertically move a second end portion of the other one of the pair of flap portions along another portion of the lower guide portion in a direction away from the one of the pair of flap portions.