Fuel lid apparatus
US6994392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/0523
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fuel lid apparatus for an automotive vehicle having a slide door. The fuel lid apparatus includes a push rod displaceable in a first direction by opening a fuel lid under the action of the first biasing device and in a second direction by closing the fuel lid. A link is connected to a stopper for the slide door and capable of moving the stopper to an engaging position by being rotationally moved in a third direction and to a non-engaging position by being rotationally moved in a fourth direction under the action of a second biasing device. In the fuel lid apparatus, the push rod and the second biasing device are in a locational relationship to increase a component force of a biasing force of the second biasing device in the first direction as the push rod is displaced in the first direction.
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