Closure device for closing an access opening in a motor vehicle body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10577845-B2
Application number	US-201715617416-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2017
Priority date	Jun 14, 2016
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

A closure device for closing an access opening in a motor-vehicle body. An inner chamber is accessible via the access opening and the access opening can be closed by a cap element. The cap element is connected to a guide device, which is arranged in the inner chamber and via which the cap element can be adjusted between a closed position and an open position. The guide device is configured such that the cap element executes a pushing movement and a lifting movement as it moves between the closed position and the open position. The cap element, in the open position, is arranged in the inner chamber.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A closure device for closing an access opening in a motor-vehicle body, the closure device comprising:
an inner chamber that is accessible via the access opening;
a cap element configured to close the access opening; and
a guide device connected to the cap element, the guide device being arranged in the inner chamber and via which the cap element can be adjusted between a closed position and an open position,
wherein the cap element, in the open position, is arranged in the inner chamber,
wherein the guide device is configured such that the cap element executes a pushing movement and a lifting movement as it moves between the closed position and the open position,
wherein the guide device has a first guide rail and a second, offset guide rail, and
wherein the cap element has two guide bodies, which are each guided on the respective guide rail.

2. The closure device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide rails have a pushing region and a lifting region.

3. The closure device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide rails have guide grooves, in which the guide bodies engage.

4. The closure device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide bodies are bolts.

5. The closure device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the guide rails are configured such that the pushing movement takes place substantially perpendicular to the motor-vehicle body.

6. The closure device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a charging plug for a traction battery is arranged in the inner chamber.

7. The closure device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an electric opening drive, which is connected to the guide device or the cap element.

8. The closure device of claim 1 , further comprising an electric opening drive, which is connected to the guide device or the cap element via a pull/push cable.

9. The closure device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pushing movement and the lifting movement are orthogonal to each other.

10. A closure device for closing an access opening in a motor-vehicle body, the closure device comprising:
an inner chamber that is accessible via the access opening;
a cap element configured to close the access opening; and
a guide device connected to the cap element, the guide device being arranged in the inner chamber and via which the cap element can be adjusted between a closed position and an open position,
wherein the cap element, in the open position, is arranged in the inner chamber,
wherein the guide device is configured such that the cap element executes a pushing movement and a lifting movement as it moves between the closed position and the open position,
wherein the guide device has a guide rail and at least one slide, which can be displaced on the guide rail, wherein the at least one slide is connected to the cap element via at least one pivotable connecting element,
wherein the connecting element is prestressed into the open position of the cap element by a stressing means.

11. The closure device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the guide device has two slides, which can be displaced on the guide rail, wherein each slide is connected to the cap element via a respective connecting element.

12. The closure device as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising a closing stop, which interacts with the guide device, counter to the stressing means, such that, during the closing operation, the cap element is lifted into the access opening.

Assignees

• Porsche Ag

Inventors

• Herczeg Gabor

Classifications

• B60K15/05

  Inlet covers · CPC title

• B60K2015/0523

  with sliding connection to the vehicle body · CPC title

• E05Y2900/534

  Fuel lids, charger lids · CPC title

• E05D15/101

  specially adapted for vehicles (E05D15/1007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K2015/0553

  Details concerning the inlet box or bowl in the vehicle car body panel · CPC title