Patent ID: 8919864
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: B60K,B60Y,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An attachment structure for an adjustable air diffuser disposed in an airflow channel into which a travelling wind is directed through an opening provided in a bumper face, the adjustable air diffuser being configured to substantially open and close the airflow channel by a movable louver blade to be driven by an actuator, wherein: an upper part of the adjustable air diffuser is disposed to face a rear wall of the bumper face and is attached to a bumper beam extending substantially along a vehicle width direction; a lower part of the adjustable air diffuser is attached to a vehicle body structural member; the attachment structure includes a column disposed behind the adjustable air diffuser, a lower end of the column being attached to a lower end of the adjustable air diffuser; the column includes a vertically extending main body disposed behind a frame of the adjustable air diffuser so as not to interfere with rotation of the movable louver blade, a coupling wall that couples a lower end of the main body and the lower end of the adjustable air diffuser, and a louver axle support wall that projects forward from the main body so as to support an axle of the movable louver blade; and at least one weak portion is provided on the column such that the column breaks when the column interferes with another member behind the column.