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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2010
David T. Proefke, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Andrew J. Farah, Troy, MI (US);
William A. Biondo, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
David T. Proefke, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Andrew J. Farah, Troy, MI (US);
William A. Biondo, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A charge port lock assembly for use with a charge receptacle on a vehicle having a rechargeable battery. The charge port lock assembly may include an actuator assembly including an actuator energizable to retract the post to a retracted position and to move to an extended rest position and a partially retracted rest position; a charge port door that covers the charge receptacle and a has a door ejection spring; a charge door lock assembly that releases the charge port door when the post is in the fully retracted position and retains the charge port door in the closed position when the post is in the other positions; a cord lock assembly that retains a charge cord assembly in the charge receptacle when the post is in the extended rest position and releases the charge cord assembly in the other positions. The controller energizes the actuator.