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US 12,533,974 B2Granted
Charge port door
AssigneeSL Corporation
InventorMinha Park
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Abstract
A door for a charging port of a vehicle includes a switch that transmits a control signal, a housing rim that is fixed to the vehicle and accommodates the switch, a door panel configured to open or close the housing rim based on the control signal, a spring that applies a pushing force to the door panel with respect to the housing rim, and a spring cover configured to be seated on the housing rim, accommodating the spring. When the door panel is moved toward the housing rim by an external pressure, the switch is operated.
Claims10
A charging port door assembly, comprising:
- a housing rim configured to be fixed to a vehicle;
- a switch disposed in the housing rim, wherein the switch transmits a control signal when pressed;
- a door panel configured to open or close the housing rim based on the control signal;
- a spring cover coupled to the door panel and exposed toward the housing rim;
- a trigger coupled to the spring cover and configured to move relative to the spring cover;
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- a spring coupled between the trigger and the spring cover to bias the trigger in a direction away from the housing rim,
- wherein, in response to an external pressure being applied to the door panel, the door panel causes the trigger to protrude out with respect to the spring cover toward the housing rim, with the spring cover being seated on the housing rim, and causes the switch to be pressed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.