Apparatus for exposing and covering a charging port of a vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorBogdan Pentia
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Abstract
An apparatus for exposing and covering a charging port having a cover, which is movable between a closed position, in which the charging port is covered by the cover, and an open position, in which the charging port is exposed by the cover, using a combined drive-and-guide device, which is moved inwardly from its closed position in relation to an outer skin comprising the charging port. In order to simplify the apparatus for exposing and covering a charging port having a cover, the combined drive-and-guide device includes a gearwheel/rack combination operatively connected to the cover and having two racks arranged in parallel and meshing with a respective gearwheel. The two gearwheels are electromotively driven about a common axis of rotation.
Claims14
An apparatus for exposing and covering a charging port of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- a cover that is movable between a closed position, in which the charging port is covered by the cover, and an open position, in which the charging port is exposed by the cover;
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- a combined drive-and-guide device, which is configured to be moved inwardly from a closed position in relation to an outer skin of the vehicle that includes the charging port,
- wherein the combined drive-and-guide device comprises a gearwheel/rack combination operatively connected to the cover and having two racks arranged in parallel and respectively meshing with two gearwheels, wherein the two gearwheels are electromotively driven about a common axis of rotation,
- wherein each rack comprises a respective lifting portion and a pushing portion, wherein the lifting portion and the pushing portion each constitute gear teeth on the respective racks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.