Motor vehicle filler inlet compartment lid arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9662973-B2
Application number	US-201514801214-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2015
Priority date	Jul 16, 2014
Publication date	May 30, 2017
Grant date	May 30, 2017

Abstract

A motor vehicle filler inlet compartment lid arrangement is disclosed. A filler inlet compartment lid is mounted so that it can swivel around a lid axis relative to a vehicle body. A filler module with at least one filler passage for filling up the motor vehicle is joined with the filler inlet compartment lid so that it can swivel relative to the vehicle body between a use and non-use position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor vehicle filler inlet compartment lid arrangement comprising:
a filler inlet compartment lid configured to be mounted on a vehicle body so that it can swivel about a lid axis; and
a filler module mounted to the filler inlet compartment lid for swiveling relative to the vehicle body about the lid axis, the filler module having at least one filler passage configured for fluid communication with a supply tank on the vehicle body, the filler module arranged parallel to the filler inlet lid from an opening of the at least one filler passage until the lid axis,
wherein the filler module is hingedly mounted to the filler inlet compartment lid for swiveling relative to the filler inlet compartment lid about a module axis spaced apart from the lid axis relative to the vehicle body.

2. The lid arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the module axis is arranged on a side of the lid axis facing away from a connection between the filler module and filler inlet compartment lid.

3. The lid arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the filler module is slideably mounted to the filler inlet compartment lid for sliding relative to the filler inlet compartment lid.

4. The lid arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein an inlet opening of the at least one filler passage of the filler module in a swiveled-out use position includes an angle that measures at least 45° with an edge of the vehicle body that encompasses the filler inlet compartment lid in a non-use position.

5. The lid arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the filler inlet compartment lid comprising opposing edges and the lid axis is arranged between the opposing edges.

6. The lid arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising a latch for positively locking at least one of the filler module and the filler inlet compartment lid in a non-use position.

7. The lid arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein the latch in a locked position engages into at least one filler passage of the filler module to form a seal.

8. The lid arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the filler module further comprises a stop for positively limiting the filler inlet compartment lid from swiveling beyond a use position.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Betzen Heiko
• Frommann Markus

Classifications

• B60K15/05 Primary

  Inlet covers · CPC title

• B60K2015/0474

  Arrangement of fuel filler pipes in relation to vehicle body · CPC title

• B60K15/04 Primary

  Tank inlets (B60K15/077 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K2015/0464

  comprising a flexible or extendable filler pipes, e.g. corrugated, foldable or with bellows · CPC title

• B60K2015/0458

  Details of the tank inlet · CPC title