Filling apparatus for a vehicle, and vehicle having such a filling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11535198-B2
Application number	US-201916980228-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2019
Priority date	May 28, 2018
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

A filling apparatus for a vehicle, in particular for a motor vehicle, includes a body flap, which forms an outer skin of the vehicle, at least in some sections, and is designed to be pivoted between a first position and a second position which is different from the first position. The body flap has an opening. A device opens and closes the opening by way of a pivotable cover element which is provided at the opening. A filler neck or a container, which is arranged in relation to the opening such that the filler neck or the container, or the container via the filler neck, can be filled with a fluid via the opening when the body flap is in the first position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A filling apparatus for a vehicle, comprising:
a body flap, which forms, at least in sections, an outer skin of the vehicle and is configured to be pivoted between a first position and a second position, which first position is a closed position and which second position differs from the first position, wherein the body flap has an opening;
a pivotable cover element provided at the opening by which the opening is opened and closed; and
a filler neck, having an open end arranged in relation to the opening to form an open passage to a container positionally fixed with respect to the vehicle, such that the container is fillable with a fluid via the opening when the body flap is situated in the first position.

2. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the body flap is able to be pivoted between the first and second positions such that the body flap, in the first position, is placed in abutment with the filler neck and, in the second position, is remote from the filler neck.

3. The filling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the body flap is able to be pivoted between the first and second positions such that the body flap, in the first position, is placed sealingly in abutment with the filler neck.

4. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the cover element is fastened pivotably to the body flap, and
the filler neck and the body flap are able to be fastened at a vehicle body side.

5. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cover element and/or the filler neck are fastened pivotably to the body flap, and the body flap is able to be fastened at a vehicle body side.

6. The filling apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein at least one of:
(i) when the body flap is pivoted from the first position in the direction of the second position, the filler neck is moved along with the body flap, and
(ii) when the body flap is pivoted from the second position into the first position, the filler neck, by way of a lower end portion, comes into contact with an opening of the container in a sealing manner.

7. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a bearing arrangement pivotably mounts the cover element on the body flap.

8. The filling apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein a locking device is fastened to the filler neck and is configured to lock the cover element when the cover element is situated in the position closing the opening in the first position of the body flap.

9. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a locking device is fastened to the filler neck and is configured to lock the cover element when the cover element is situated in the position closing the opening in the first position of the body flap.

10. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the position closing the opening, the cover element bears sealingly against the body flap.

11. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an emblem is provided at an outer side of the cover element.

12. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the body flap is a vehicle body outer part.

13. The filling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the body flap is a front flap or an engine hood of the vehicle.

14. A vehicle comprising a filling apparatus according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Hambusch Thorsten

Classifications

• B60S1/50 Primary

  Arrangement of reservoir · CPC title

• B60K2015/053

  with hinged connection to the vehicle body · CPC title

• B60K15/05

  Inlet covers · CPC title