Oiling or charging port assembly
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorTao Wang
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an energy replenishment port assembly, comprising: a housing seal made of an elastic material; a housing having an installation port, the housing seal being arranged around an edge of the installation port and extending from a reverse side of the edge of the installation port; and a receiving port component comprising a receiving port, the receiving port component being detachably installed on the installation port. The housing seal is configured to being pressed against a vehicle body to sealingly install the housing onto the vehicle body. The receiving port is configured to receive an energy replenishment connector.
Claims20
An energy replenishment port assembly comprising:
- a housing including an installation port;
- a housing seal comprised of an elastic material, the housing seal being arranged on an edge of the installation port and extending outwardly from a reverse side of the edge of the installation port;
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- a receiving port component including a receiving port, the receiving port component being configured to be detachably installed on the installation port, the receiving port being configured to receive an energy replenishment connector;
- wherein the housing seal is configured to sealingly engage an edge of an opening of an inner metal plate of a vehicle body such that a first protruding part and a second protruding part of the housing seal are disposed on opposite sides of the inner metal with the first protruding part sealingly engaging an outer surface of the inner metal plate of the vehicle body.
An energy replenishment port assembly, comprising:
- a housing including an installation port and a snap-fit fastener receiving part, the snap-fit fastener receiving part being arranged at an edge of the installation port;
- a housing seal comprised of an elastic material, the housing seal being arranged on the edge of the installation port and extending outwardly from a reverse side of the edge of the installation port;
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- a receiving port component including:
- a receiving port configured to receive an energy replenishment connector;
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- a base plate extending outwardly from an edge of the receiving port, the base plate including a snap-fit fastener arranged on a reverse side of the base plate, the snap-fit fastener being configured to be received by the snap-fit fastener receiving part of the housing,
- wherein the receiving port component is configured to be detachably installed on the installation port of the housing via the snap-fit fastener of the base plate, and
- wherein the housing seal is configured to sealingly engage an edge of an opening of a vehicle body when the housing is inserted into the opening of the vehicle body.
An energy replenishment port assembly, comprising:
- a housing including an installation port;
- a housing seal comprised of an elastic material, the housing seal being arranged on an edge of the installation port and extending outwardly from a reverse side of the edge of the installation port;
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- a receiving port component including:
- a receiving port configured to receive an energy replenishment connector;
- a base plate extending outwardly from an edge of the receiving port, the receiving port component being configured to be detachably installed on the installation port of the housing via the base plate;
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- a positioning assembly arranged on the base plate and the housing, the positioning assembly including:
- a positioning protrusion arranged on a reverse side of the base plate;
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- a positioning hole arranged on the housing, the positioning hole being configured to receive the positioning protrusion,
- wherein the housing seal is configured to sealingly engage an edge of an opening of a vehicle body when the housing is inserted into the opening of the vehicle body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.