Patent ID: 9272614
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B60K,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An active grille system, comprising: a frame; a first set of at least one louver rotatably mounted to said frame; a second set of at least one louver rotatably mounted to said frame; a camming mechanism including a first camming plate rotatably mounted to a shaft and second camming plate rotatably mounted to the shaft for providing selective actuation of said first set of at least one louver and said second set of at least one louver, wherein said camming mechanism is rotatable between a first position, a second position, and a third position; wherein said first position, said second position and said third position rotate said first set of at least one louver and said second set of at least one louver to an opened position, closed position and intermediate position, each corresponding to said first position, said second position and said third position; a first link pivotally connected to said first set of at least one louver, a second link pivotally connected to said second set of at least one louver; a first slot formed on the first camming plate and a second slot formed on the second camming plate, where the first slot is shaped different from the second slot; and a pin of the first link received in the first slot and a pin of the second link received in the second slot, where in the first slot and the second slot are shaped to move the respective one of the pin of the first link and the pain of the second link separately.