Adjustment device for adjusting shutoff elements of an air inlet of a motor vehicle, wherein the shutoff elements are adjustable between an open position in which the air inlet is substantially open and a closed position in which the air inlet is substantially closed, comprising a drive unit for adjusting the shutoff elements between at least the open position and the closed position, furthermore comprising a fail-safe mechanism which is arranged for adjusting the air inlet to a predefined position in case of a calamity situation, wherein the adjustment device furthermore comprises a blocking mechanism for blocking the operation of the fail-safe mechanism in predetermined situations, wherein in such predetermined situations the shutoff elements are adjustable to a predefined position without activation of the fail-safe mechanism.
Adjustment device, method of adjustment, motor vehicle
2015-11-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |