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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Charles Qin, Nanjing, CN;
Russell Randall Pearce, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Neil Wu, Nanjing, CN;
Le Hong, Nanjing, CN;
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for opening a refueling door of a vehicle. The method comprises adjusting a speed of opening the refueling door based on a fuel tank vapor pressure in response to a detected refueling request. Another aspect of the present disclosure provides a refueling door assembly for a vehicle. The refueling door assembly comprises a fuel tank; a refueling inlet to receive a fuel dispensing nozzle; a fuel fill line coupled between the fuel tank and the refueling inlet; a refueling door located at a vehicle body; an operating mechanism connected to the refueling door to open and close the refueling door; and a control module configured to open the refueling door responsive to a refueling request and control an opening speed of the operating mechanism based on a fuel tank vapor pressure.