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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulf Emmerich, Weissenburg, DE;
Thaddäus Buratowski, Langenaltheim, DE;
Assignee:
Alfmeier Prazision AG Baugruppen und Systemlosungen, Treuchtlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 4/500 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a closing and opening apparatus for the filling opening of the tank of a motor vehicle. This includes a drive element for the opening and closing of a tank cap (,) functioning in conjunction with a filling opening (,) of a motor vehicle, a lever drive follower for the drive element and a control apparatus (,) with which the drive element is controllable from the interior of the motor vehicle space, especially from the driver's seat.