ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,947, issued on May 26, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Air flap apparatus for vehicles" was invented by In Cheol Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air flap apparatus for a vehicle includes a frame disposed behind a grille of a vehicle, the frame including an air inlet, an air flap including a first main body for opening and closing the air inlet, links disposed at both sides of the air flap and coupled to the air flap; and a loader connected to the air flap through the links. The air flap is disposed at a position where the air flap is rotated to open the air inlet when moved a...