Variable duct apparatus for vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9233605
APP PUB NO 20140295749A1
SERIAL NO

14226724

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A variable duct apparatus for a vehicle including first and second louvers to rotate around first and second axes to open and closed positions, the variable duct apparatus including: a link to connect first and second louvers; first and second stoppers disposed at the first and second louvers to control the first and second louvers at an open position; a motor to rotate the first louver; and a control device to perform an opening or closing operation for rotating the first louver to the open or closed position by supplying current to the electric motor until a lock current is detected. The control device includes an abnormality determining unit to determine that an operating state is abnormal when an operating angle of the first louver from a start of the opening or closing operation until detection of the lock current is out of a predetermined reference operating angle range.

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SUBARU CORPORATION1-20-8 EBISU SHIBUYA-KU TOKYO 1508554 ?1508554

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hijikata, Kenji Tokyo, JP 76 900

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