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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hubert Szawarski, Waterford, MI (US);
Mark A. Cuddihy, New Boston, MI (US);
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/05 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle and a fuel filler assembly may be provided. The fuel filler assembly may include a housing, a panel assembly, and a sensor assembly. The panel assembly may be carried by the housing and may include a door and a hinge extending from the door. The hinge may have indicia disposed thereon and the sensor assembly may be configured to provide a signal indicative of a location of the indicia relative to the housing.