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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Christian Zentner, Wiesbaden, DE;
Heiko Betzen, Röttingen, DE;
Christian Zentner, Wiesbaden, DE;
Heiko Betzen, Röttingen, DE;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A fuel filler door unit for a motor vehicle is provided that includes, but is not limited to a hinged arm embodied for mounting a fuel filler door, which is supported about a pivot axis so as to be pivotable, a locking section moved together with the fuel filler door and a locking element, which can be moved for locking and unlocking the fuel filler door by means of a control unit between a locking position, in which the locking element engages with the locking section, and a release position, in which the locking element does not engage with the locking section. The locking element and/or the locking section comprise a beveled surface, which is arranged in such a manner that the locking element and the locking section glide along one another in response to a closing motion of the fuel filler door during a state, in which the locking element is in the locking position.