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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Markus Frommann, Bingen am Rhein, DE;
Heiko Betzen, Bausendorf, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/05 (2006.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/05 (2013.01); B60K 15/04 (2013.01); B60K 15/0406 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0425 (2013.01); B60K 2015/053 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0576 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flap arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle with a moveably mounted flap that is in particular a preloaded tank flap, a holder for fixing the flap, an actuator for actuating the holder, and a switch for selectively operating the actuator. The actuator is equipped in order to actuate the holder for fixing and for releasing the flap.