Charging flap arrangement for a motor vehicle

A charging flap arrangement for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a charging flap movable between a closed position and an open position relative to a charging recess fixed to the vehicle;
• a multi-joint kinematic mechanism;
• a drive system for actuating the multi-joint kinematic mechanism;
• an additional mechanical lock acting between the charging flap and the charging recess and mounted on the charging flap, the additional mechanical lock being mechanically force-coupled to the multi-joint kinematic mechanism such that the additional mechanical lock is, before the charging flap reaches the closed position, forcibly moved into a locked position in which the charging flap is positively locked at at least one edge section of the charging flap relative to an adjacent edge area of the charging recess, the additional mechanical lock having at least one locking bolt mounted in a linearly movable manner on the charging flap;
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• a reset spring, the at least one locking bolt being permanently spring-loaded by the reset spring toward an unlocked position of the additional mechanical lock.

A charging flap arrangement for a motor vehicle having a charging recess defined in a body of the vehicle, the charging flap arrangement comprising:

• a charging flap having an outer periphery defining a peripheral edge and an edge section forming part of the peripheral edge;
• a multi-joint kinematic mechanism operatively connected to the charging flap and configured to move the charging flap between a closed position and an open position, the charging flap in the closed position being at least partially disposed within the charging recess and closing off the charging recess of the motor vehicle and in the open position allowing access to the charging recess of the motor vehicle, the multi-joint kinematic mechanism including a lever arm;
• a drive system operatively connected to the multi-joint kinematic mechanism and the lever arm thereof for actuating the multi-joint kinematic mechanism;
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• a mechanical lock mounted on and movable relative to the charging flap and disposed to cooperate between the charging flap and an adjacent edge of the charging recess of the motor vehicle, the lever arm being disposed to transmit force to the mechanical lock such that the mechanical lock, before the charging flap reaches the closed position, is forcibly moved by the lever arm into a locked position with the adjacent edge of the charging recess of the motor vehicle, the edge section of the charging flap, when the mechanical lock is in the locked position, being locked to the adjacent edge of the charging recess by the mechanical lock.