Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle including shutter device for adjusting temperature of coolant water of engine
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Application No.: US14567748Application Date: 2014-12-11
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Publication No.: US09827845B2Publication Date: 2017-11-28
- Inventor: Kazuya Miyaji , Hitoki Sugimoto , Toshitake Sasaki , Yoshihisa Oda , Kenji Kimura
- Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Priority: JP2014-001153 20140107
- Main IPC: B60K11/08
- IPC: B60K11/08 ; G06F19/00 ; F01P7/12

Abstract:
A grille shutter is a device configured to adjust a temperature of coolant water of an engine by adjusting an amount of outside air introduced into a radiator of the engine. An ECU performs a failure diagnosis for the engine based on a temperature of coolant water of the engine. When the grille shutter is immovable in an opened state of the grille shutter regardless of an operating command to the grille shutter, the ECU renders the failure diagnosis process for the thermostat valve not to be executed. As a result, an incorrect operation of various controls executed based on a temperature of coolant water of the engine can be suppressed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150191078A1 VEHICLE INCLUDING SHUTTER DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING TEMPERATURE OF COOLANT WATER OF ENGINE Public/Granted day:2015-07-09
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