Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc.

Henry C Ruff

Eric Christopher Beishline

Thomas P Schregardus

John C Holloway

A fuel filler door actuator including a motor, a gear train coupled to the motor and to a latch arm, and a locking cam coupled to the gear train. The locking cam resists movement of the latch arm from an unlocked condition to a locked condition. A manual override cable is disclosed for manually moving the latch arm from the locked condition to an unlocked condition. A push&mdash;push mechanism is disclosed for allowing facile opening of a fuel filler door, and a quick connect/disconnect feature is disclosed for allowing facile assembly of the actuator to a fuel filler door housing.

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Mattapan, MA, United States of America

Henry C Ruff