Patent ID: 8302714
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: B60K,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a body having a front end and defining a compartment; a grille disposed in said front end of said body and defining at least one opening for communicating a flow of air into said compartment; and an airflow control device coupled to said body and moveable between an open position permitting the flow of air through said grille and a closed position blocking the flow of air through said grille; said airflow control device including a sheet of flexible material extending across a width of said grille and having a height equal to or greater than a vertical span of said grille; wherein said sheet of flexible material is moveable along a path in a substantially vertical direction between said open position and said closed position such that said sheet of flexible material extends vertically across said vertical span of said grille when in said closed position to substantially block airflow through said opening of the grille, and wherein said sheet of flexible material is vertically offset relative to said grille when in said open position to allow airflow through said opening of said grille.