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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2021
Applicant:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Inventors:

Andreas Rudolf, Eibelstadt, DE;

Zsolt Wilke, Bad Mergentheim, DE;

Matthias Hegwein, Ippesheim, DE;

Assignee:

Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/05 (2013.01); B60K 2015/053 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0515 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0538 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/626 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/534 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mechanism () for pivoting a charging or tank flap () on a charging or filler neck housing (), which is accommodated or can be accommodated in a body component of a motor vehicle, wherein the mechanism () is configured, by superposing at least two at least temporarily simultaneous circular rotational movements having different rotation radii or at least one at least temporarily simultaneous circular rotational movement and at least one linear movement, to pivot the charging or tank flap () reversibly between a first orientation, in particular a closed position of the charging or tank flap (), and a second orientation, in particular an open position of the charging or tank flap ().


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