A vehicle may include: a front grille including an air intake; a radiator arranged behind the front grille; an air duct configured to guide air from the air intake to the radiator, the air duct widening upward from the air intake to the radiator; and a horn arranged in front of the air duct at a position higher than the air intake.

Typical active grille shutter vanes meet the frame at either end, with a small clearance between the parts, to avoid the parts binding together. This invention adds a set of soft flaps, which are molded in a two-shot process, to allow the vanes to seal against the frame while closed but sit free of the frame while open. This clearance is accomplished by adding a stepped wall to the frame component, to create an interference between the vane flaps while turning to the closed position, causing the flaps to be deflected in a gradual mariner, so the actuator motor is not taxed with a sudden increase in required torque.

A system and method of controlling components of a vehicle are disclosed. The method includes the steps of sensing a current position of a rear closure panel with a closure panel position sensor, sensing a speed of the vehicle with a speed sensor, and sensing a current environmental condition with an environmental precipitation sensor. The method also includes adjusting a degree of openness of at least one window as a result of the closure panel position sensor indicating that the rear closure panel is in an open position, the speed sensor indicating that a speed of the vehicle is greater than zero kilometers per hour (kph), and the current environmental condition that is indicated by the environmental precipitation sensor.

The invention relates to a module, comprising:—at least one, preferably only one, tangential turbomachine (28-1; 28-2) comprising a bladed wheel (32-1; 32-2) and a motor (33-1; 33-2) for rotationally driving the bladed wheel (32-1; 32-2),—a frame (30-1; 30-2) forming an opening (60-1; 60-2), preferably only one opening,—a shut-off means (62-1; 62-2) designed to selectively shut off the opening (60-1; 60-2), the shut-off means (62-1; 62-2) having at least two regions which, in contact in a position of the shut-off means (62-1; 62-2) in which the opening (60-1; 60-2) is left free, are at a distance apart in a position in which they shut off the opening (60-1; 60-2).

The invention relates to a module, comprising:—at least one, preferably only one, tangential turbomachine (28-1; 28-2) comprising a bladed wheel (32-1; 32-2) and a motor (33-1; 33-2) for rotationally driving the bladed wheel (32-1; 32-2),—a frame (30-1; 30-2) forming an opening (60-1; 60-2), preferably only one opening,—a shut-off means (62-1; 62-2) designed to selectively shut off the opening (60-1; 60-2), the shut-off means (62-1; 62-2) having at least two regions which, in contact in a position of the shut-off means (62-1; 62-2) in which the opening (60-1; 60-2) is left free, are at a distance apart in a position in which they shut off the opening (60-1; 60-2).

The invention relates to a device (2) for regulating an air flow for a front end module (1) of a motor vehicle, comprising a closing means/element (4) for closing air inlets (38) of a front end module (1) of a motor vehicle, a guide means/element (6) for guiding the closing means/element (4) during an opening and a closing movement of the closing means/element (4), a first and a second control means/element (8a, 8b) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closing means/element (4) a first and a second drive means/element (10a, 10b) for driving an opening and a closing movement of the closing means/element (4), wherein the first and second control means/elements (8a, 8b) comprise a multi-part integrated tension and tolerance compensation mechanism (12) for compensating a variable pretension of the first and second drive means/elements (10a, 10b) in order to ensure a substantially constant tension of the closing means/element (4).

The invention relates to a device (2) for regulating an air flow for a front end module (1) of a motor vehicle, comprising a closing means/element (4) for closing air inlets (38) of a front end module (1) of a motor vehicle, a guide means/element (6) for guiding the closing means/element (4) during an opening and a closing movement of the closing means/element (4), a first and a second control means/element (8a, 8b) for controlling an opening and a closing movement of the closing means/element (4) a first and a second drive means/element (10a, 10b) for driving an opening and a closing movement of the closing means/element (4), wherein the first and second control means/elements (8a, 8b) comprise a multi-part integrated tension and tolerance compensation mechanism (12) for compensating a variable pretension of the first and second drive means/elements (10a, 10b) in order to ensure a substantially constant tension of the closing means/element (4).

The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle and, more particularly, to an air conditioner for a vehicle which is capable of miniaturization by integrally forming an air conditioning module and a cooling module so as to increase space utilization in an engine room and further enhance manufacturability.

Methods, systems, devices and apparatuses for a engine compartment ventilation system. The engine compartment ventilation system includes a grille cover. The grille cover is configured to cover an engine compartment of the vehicle. The grille cover has one or more grille shutters. The engine compartment ventilation system includes a sensor. The sensor is configured to measure an ambient temperature of an environment surrounding the vehicle. The engine compartment ventilation system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the one or more grille shutters and the sensor. The electronic control unit is configured to control the one or more grille shutters based on the ambient temperature of the environment surrounding the vehicle.

A vehicle heat transfer system includes a flow through heat exchanger, a surface heat exchanger, at least a first vehicle component, and a controller that is operable to selectively transfer heat to or from the first vehicle component with either or both of the flow through heat exchanger and the surface heat exchanger based on one or more operating conditions. In a further aspect, a vehicle heat transfer system includes, a vehicle component positioned on a vehicle that is heated or cooled by a fluid, and a surface heat exchanger positioned on the vehicle, the surface heat exchanger having an inlet that receives the fluid used to heat or cool the vehicle component, an outlet that returns the fluid to heat or cool the vehicle component, and a closed fluid path extending between the inlet and the outlet.