Tank flap or charging flap arrangement
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsAndreas Schwab, Thomas Lechner-Watzlik, Julian Fischer, Andreas Stubenberger
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Abstract
A tank flap or charging flap arrangement, for a vehicle, includes a housing body and a tank flap or charging flap which is mounted on the housing body via a hinge arm so as to be pivotable between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the hinge arm is received in a receiving space of the housing body and, in the open position, protrudes at least partially out of the receiving space. A cover is arranged on the housing body or the hinge arm and covers the receiving space when the tank or charging flap is in the open position.
Claims16
Tank flap or charging flap arrangement for a vehicle, comprising a housing body and a tank flap or charging flap which is mounted on the housing body via a hinge arm so as to be pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position, the hinge arm is received in a receiving space of the housing body and, in the open position, at least partially projects out of the receiving space, wherein a covering is arranged on the housing body or on the hinge arm and covers the receiving space in the open position of the tank flap or charging flap.
A tank flap or charging flap arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing body including a receiving space;
- a tank flap or charging flap mounted on the housing body via a hinge arm so as to be pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position, the hinge arm is received in the receiving space and, in the open position, the hinge arm at least partially projects out of the receiving space;
- a covering arranged on the housing body or on the hinge arm, wherein the covering covers the receiving space when the tank flap or charging flap is in the open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.