A vehicle comprising a base, a grille and a bumper. The grille is supported by the base, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The bumper is supported by the base below the grille. In the retracted position a front terminal portion of the grille is offset from a front terminal portion of the bumper, and in the extended position the front terminal portion of the grille is generally aligned with the front terminal portion of the bumper.

A rain awning system and an electric vehicle using the system, wherein the rain awning system having an awning stretching and storing device mounted on a frame front crossbeam, the awning stretching and storing device having a roller, awning fabric rolled around the roller and a drive assembly for driving the rotation of the roller, and the roller and the drive assembly are both fixed to the frame front crossbeam which is connected to a support plate; and the rain awning system further having an awning fabric drive device which is provided on the support plate and is used for driving the awning fabric rolled around the roller to stretch outwardly, and a guide assembly for guiding the movement of the awning fabric is provided between the awning fabric and a door. The electric vehicle having the rain awning system. The awning fabric of the rain awning system is stretched or retracted quickly, it is possible to provide the function of providing shelter for a driver when the door is opened in the rain, having a high degree of humanization, so that the quality of the electric vehicle is enhanced.

A closure system in a vehicle for opening and closing openings for an air passage includes at least two closure elements fitted to a closure carrier. The at least two closure elements close or release the same number of openings and are moved together. The closure carrier is supported on bearings on the vehicle at the respective end regions of the longitudinal extent of the closure carrier, and is pivoted by way of a single actuator with a gear mechanism and a lever drive about articulation locations on the vehicle. The lever drive drives additional levers in the end region of the closure carrier which is spaced apart from the actuator by way of a square shaft.

A vehicle covering system that may include a cover having a first fold and a last fold, a first arm and a second arm, an arm (opening/closing) mechanism to open and close the first arm and the second arm, a folding mechanism to fold and unfold the cover; and a control system to cause the opening/closing mechanism to open the first arm and the second arm from a closed position to an opened position and cause the arm mechanism to close the first arm and the second arm from an opened position to a closed position, and cause the folding mechanism to fold and unfold the cover when the first and the second arms are in an opened position.

Wing mirror unit, drive construction, and rotation sensor The invention relates to a wing mirror unit (1) for a motor vehicle. The unit comprises a mirror housing support (3) for attachment to a body (4) of the motor vehicle (2). The wing mirror unit further comprises a mirror housing (5) supported by the mirror housing support and pivotably arranged with respect to said support around a rotation axis (6) extending substantially in an upward direction. Furthermore, the unit comprises a drive, preferably an electric drive, for pivoting the mirror housing between a folded-out position of the mirror housing, in which the mirror housing extends substantially in a direction (7) away from the body of the motor vehicle, and a folded-in position of the mirror housing, in which the mirror housing projects less far and extends in a substantially rearward direction more alongside the body of the motor vehicle, and/or for pivoting the mirror housing between the folded-in position and the folded-out position. The wing mirror unit also comprises a rotation sensor (8), preferably a potentiometer, having a sensor axis (9). Said unit is arranged for rotating the sensor axis during a limited part of the pivoting route between the folded-out position and the folded-in position and/or during a limited part of the pivoting route between the folded-in position and the folded-out position.

A rain awning system and an electric vehicle using the system, wherein the rain awning system having an awning stretching and storing device mounted on a frame front crossbeam, the awning stretching and storing device having a roller, awning fabric rolled around the roller and a drive assembly for driving the rotation of the roller, and the roller and the drive assembly are both fixed to the frame front crossbeam which is connected to a support plate; and the rain awning system further having an awning fabric drive device which is provided on the support plate and is used for driving the awning fabric rolled around the roller to stretch outwardly, and a guide assembly for guiding the movement of the awning fabric is provided between the awning fabric and a door. The electric vehicle having the rain awning system. The awning fabric of the rain awning system is stretched or retracted quickly, it is possible to provide the function of providing shelter for a driver when the door is opened in the rain, having a high degree of humanization, so that the quality of the electric vehicle is enhanced.

A hollow vane structure for an active grille system 100 having a first piece 12 of the vane body 10 that includes a front side 14 and a back side 16. The first piece 12 has a concave cross-section extending from the front side 14 toward the back side 16. This concave section creates a hollowed inward section 18 on the back side 16 of the first piece 12. The first piece 12 also includes an edge surface 20 formed on the first piece which defines a perimeter of the hollowed inward section 18. A second piece 22 of the vane body is connected to the back side 16 of the first piece 12 and extends across the hollowed inward section 18 and is connected to the first piece 12 to at least the edge surface 20 on the back side 16 of the first piece 12.

A kinematic linkage assembly for a vehicle active grille shutter system. The kinematic linkage assembly includes a kinematic end cap with a driven gear and one or more driven gears connected to the driven gear. The driven gear includes a driven portion connected to an actuator. A gear portion of the driven gear circumscribes the driven portion. When a drive vane is engaged to the drive gear the gear portion and drive vane will rotate together. If the driven vane is missing the driven vane will rotate independently of the gear portion and none of the vanes of the assembly will be driven by the actuator.

An actuator applies a reaction force to a pedal lever to be depressed by a human driver. The actuator includes an electric motor, a speed reducer mechanism, an actuator lever and an angle detector device. The speed reducer mechanism includes: a motor gear that rotates integrally with the electric motor; an output gear that rotate integrally with an output shaft; and an intermediate gear installed between the motor gear and the output gear. The actuator lever is driven by the output shaft and contacts the pedal lever. The angle detector device detects a rotational angle of the intermediate gear. The intermediate gear has: a large gear portion, which meshes with the motor gear; and a small gear portion, which meshes with the output gear. The small gear portion is integrally formed in one-piece with the large gear portion.