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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/0406 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0441 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0451 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a torque element to transmit torque between a first part and a second part of a cap assembly. The torque element includes a base having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and an annular wall extending from the base in a direction away from the second surface. The first surface of the base includes at least one first ratchet and the annular wall includes at least one second ratchet on an outer side.