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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
John C. Holloway, Cumberland, RI (US);
Thomas P. Schregardus, Somerville, MA (US);
Henry C. Ruff, Mattapan, MA (US);
Eric C. Beishline, Marlborough, MA (US);
Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc., Canton, MA (US);
Abstract
A fuel filler door actuator including a motor, a gear train coupled to the motor and to a latch arm, and a locking cam coupled to the gear train. The locking cam resists movement of the latch arm from an unlocked condition to a locked condition. A manual override cable is disclosed for manually moving the latch arm from the locked condition to an unlocked condition. A push—push mechanism is disclosed for allowing facile opening of a fuel filler door, and a quick connect/disconnect feature is disclosed for allowing facile assembly of the actuator to a fuel filler door housing.