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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1999
Rudolf Schaar, Mitterdorf an der Raab, AT;
Tesma Motoren-und Getriebetechnik Ges.m.b.H., Krottendorf, AT;
Abstract
Driving device for a closing arrangement of a vehicle-tank filler neck, having a housing (,), an input shaft (,), which is intended for the connection of a drive motor (,), an output shaft (,), which is intended for driving the closing arrangement, and a gear mechanism (,) which is arranged in the housing (,) and acts between the input shaft (,) and the output shaft (,), the gear mechanism (,) being a worm wheel/worm mechanism with a self-locking action in the direction from the output shaft to the input shaft, a clutch (,) being arranged between the gear mechanism (,) and the output shaft (,), and a manual actuating arrangement (,) with a predetermined actuating travel being provided which, over a first part (FIGS.,) of the actuating travel, moves the clutch (,) into the disengaged position and, over a second part (FIGS.,) of the actuating travel, drives the output shaft (,).