Patent ID: 8631889

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a body extending along a longitudinal axis between a forward end and a rearward end, wherein the body defines an engine compartment disposed adjacent the forward end of the body and an opening disposed at the forward end of the body and configured for allowing airflow through the body and into the engine compartment; a heat exchanger disposed within the engine compartment adjacent the opening and positioned relative to the opening to receive the airflow through the opening; a brake duct having an inlet disposed within the engine compartment and positioned relative to the opening to receive the airflow through the opening, wherein the brake duct is configured for directing a portion of the airflow received through the opening to a brake system to cool the brake system; and a shutter system disposed within the engine compartment and along the longitudinal axis between the heat exchanger and the opening and between the inlet of the brake duct and the opening, wherein the shutter system is moveable between an open position allowing the airflow through the opening and across the heat exchanger and into the inlet of the brake duct, and a closed position blocking the airflow through the opening; wherein the shutter system simultaneously controls the airflow to both the heat exchanger and the brake duct.