Patent ID: 11891125
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. An active air flap for vehicles, comprising:
a flap unit having a plurality of flap members configured to sequentially open and close an outside air inlet of a grill, located in the front of a vehicle, according to a preset logic;
a drive unit configured to provide a driving force to the flap unit and control an open area of each of the flap members; and
a link unit configured to transmit the driving force from the drive unit to the flap unit,
wherein the drive unit comprises:
an actuator having a drive shaft;
a driving pinion gear rotating in conjunction with the drive shaft; and
a rack reciprocating vertically along with the rotation of the driving pinion gear.