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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2009
Applicant:
Claudio R. Ballard, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Inventor:
Claudio R. Ballard, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/04 (2006.01); B65D 51/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automated gas cap mechanism for opening and closing the fuel tank of a vehicle includes a housing with a filler compartment door mounted on a door support link that is coupled to an axle having first and second ends mounted in slots formed in the housing and configured to rotate and to move longitudinally in the housing. A crank is mounted on the axle and an arm on the crank is pivotally coupled to the door support link. A drive motor is operable to rotate the axle and crank to retract the filler compartment door into the housing and drive the axle in a linear direction to open a gas cap coupled to the axle.