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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ahmet Cinar, Cologne, DE;
James Weinfurther, Farmington, MI (US);
Denney Vellaramkalayil, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/0409 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0416 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a refueling cap locking mechanism. In one example, a method includes unlocking the refueling cap in response to an engine start. The unlocking occurs without a vehicle operator input outside of a request to start the engine.