Inlet end piece for the tank inlet of a motor vehicle
AssigneeGerdes GmbH
InventorMarc Stadelbacher
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Abstract
Disclosed is an inlet end piece for the tank inlet of a motor vehicle, having a closure insert arranged in an upper area of a pipe inlet, having a filling opening and a sealing flap which counter to the force of a closure spring by way of a gas pump nozzle is capable of being opened by pivoting, and is held in the closed state by the closure spring. The inlet end piece has an indicator means having an indicator area, wherein the indicator means in the case of a closed sealing flap is located in an inactive position in which an indicator area of the indicator means is not visible to the user, and in the case of the sealing flap being at least partially opened, the indicator means is displaced into a signal position in which the indicator area becomes visible.
Claims12
Inlet end piece for the tank inlet of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a pipe inlet having a closure insert arranged in an upper area of the pipe inlet,
- wherein the closure insert includes a filler opening for a pump nozzle, an upper flap, and a lower sealing flap pivotable around a pivot axis, wherein the lower sealing flap is held by a closure force acting against the opening movement in the closed condition and can be opened by pushing in the pump nozzle,
- wherein the inlet end piece has at least one indicator means with an indicator area moveably mounted in such a way that the indicator means is located in an inactive position in which the indicator area is not visible for the user when the lower sealing flap is closed, and wherein the indicator means is displaced into a signal position in which the indicator area is visible for the user when the lower sealing flap is at least partially open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.