Fuel lid part structure
US8371345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60K2015/0553
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A structure for a fuel lid section has a fuel lid supported on a vehicle body via a hinge, a vehicle body recess openably covered by the fuel lid, a fuel filling opening placed in the vehicle body recess, and a cap-less mechanism provided at the fuel filling opening and enabling fuel filling operation without requiring attachment/detachment of a fuel cap. The structure also has an electricity conduction path extending from the fuel lid to the vehicle body.
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