Patent ID: 9346349
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B60K,B60Y,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. A shutter abnormality notification apparatus that issues a notification of an abnormality in a shutter of a variable duct having a duct that leads outside air introduced through a vehicle front end into a vehicle interior, the shutter which is provided in the duct to move between an open position in which the duct is in an open condition and a closed position in which the duct is in a closed condition, and a controller that controls opening and closing of the shutter, the shutter abnormality notification apparatus comprising: a closed condition detector that outputs a signal indicating that the shutter is in a correct closed position; a notifier that issues a warning on the basis of an instruction from the controller when the closed condition detector does not output the signal indicating that the shutter is in the correct closed position even though the controller has not issued an opening operation instruction.