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Fuel door opener

US10155441B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2016
Grant dateDec 18, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE05Y2900/534
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuel door opener may include a main body coupled in a fuel door housing, and disposed to face a hinge of a fuel door rotatably coupled at one side of the fuel door housing, a locking rod which is disposed to be movable between a locking position where the fuel door is locked and an unlocking position where the fuel door is unlocked in accordance with opened and closed states of the fuel door, and an opening detection switch disposed in the main body adjacent to the locking rod, and detecting the opened and closed states of the fuel door by selectively coming into contact with the locking rod as the locking rod is positioned at the unlocking position.

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