Tank closure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10759272-B2
Application number	US-201816135521-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2018
Priority date	Sep 19, 2017
Publication date	Sep 1, 2020
Grant date	Sep 1, 2020

Abstract

A closure of a tank of a motor vehicle for closing a filler neck gas- and fluid-tight, having a closure fastened to a flap, the flap being fastened to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle such that it is movable into an open or closed position, the closure including a seal, which causes the closure to close against the filler neck. The tank closure should be easy for a user to handle and have a relatively simple design and be economical to manufacture. This is achieved in that the seal is electromechanically or pneumatically adjustable with the aid of an actuator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A closure component for a tank of a motor vehicle for closing a filler neck gas- and fluid-tight, the closure component comprising: a closure fastened to a flap, the flap being fastened to a vehicle body of the motor vehicle such that the flap and the closure are movable into an open position or a closed position, a seal, which causes the closure to be retained against the filler neck when the closure is in the closed position, wherein the seal is electromechanically or pneumatically adjustable with the aid of an actuator, wherein the seal has an annular, ring shape with a central opening, and wherein, when the closure is in the closed position, a portion of the filler neck is inserted through the central opening of the seal, wherein the adjustment of the seal takes place by changing a cross section of the filler neck, such that when the closure is in the open position, the cross section of the filler neck is smaller than when the closure is in the closed position, wherein the seal remains connected to the filler neck when the closure is in the open state.

2. The closure component according to claim 1 , wherein the closure is a cap, which slips over an open end of the filler neck when the flap is in the closed position, the seal being and disposed between the cap and the filler neck.

3. The closure component according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment of the seal takes place by independently changing a size of the seal, such that when the closure is in the open position, the size of the seal is smaller than when the closure is in the closed position.

4. The closure component according to claim 3 , wherein the filler neck has a crowning in an area of an open end.

5. The closure component according to claim 4 , wherein the seal is adjusted between an open state in which the closure is movable from the closed position to the open position and a closed state in which the closure is inhibited from moving from the closed position to the open position,
wherein the crowning of the filler neck is formed by a portion of an exterior side surface of the filler neck that protrudes outwardly,
wherein when the closure is in the closed state and the seal is in the closed state, a contact between the crowning of the filler neck and the seal blocks the closure from moving from the closed position to the open position, and
wherein when the seal is in the closed state, a size of the seal is larger than when the seal is in the open state.

6. The closure component according to claim 3 , wherein the seal remains connected to an interior surface of the closure when the closure is in the open state.

7. The closure component according to claim 1 , wherein an area of a side wall of the cap has a crowning.

8. The closure component according to claim 1 , wherein the closure is fastened to the flap in an articulated manner.

9. The closure component according to claim 1 , wherein the closure is fastened to the flap by a pivot joint, such that the closure is pivotable with respect to the flap.

Assignees

• Hella Gmbh & Co Kgaa

Inventors

• Husberg Olaf
• Irle Henning
• Niemeyer Ingo

Classifications

• B60K15/05 Primary

  Inlet covers · CPC title

• B60K2015/0507

  Arrangements for adjusting the inlet cover · CPC title

• B60K2015/0425

  actuated by a motor · CPC title

• B60K2015/0538

  with open or close mechanism automatically actuated · CPC title

• B60K2015/0561

  Locking means for the inlet cover · CPC title