System comprising a cover, an actuator and a controller, and a method for automatically actuating a cover
AssigneeHella GmbH & Co. KGaA
InventorHenning IRLE
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Abstract
A system having a cover for a motor vehicle, in particular a fuel cap or a charging port cover, an electromotive actuator with an output and an electric motor, and an electric motor controller, wherein the electric motor of the actuator can be controlled via the motor controller as a function of an electric actuation signal such that the output of the actuator transfers the cover to an open position or a closed position. In order to realize the automatic opening or closing of a cover for a motor vehicle using simple circuit technology, it is proposed that the actuation signal can be generated by an external movement of the output. Furthermore, a method for automatically actuating a cover is provided.
Claims9
A system comprising:
- a cover for a motor vehicle, in particular a fuel cap or a charging port cover;
- an electromotive actuator with an output and an electric motor;
- and
- an electric motor controller,
- wherein the electric motor is controllable as a function of an electric actuation signal via the motor controller such that the output of the actuator transfers the cover to an open position or a closed position, and
- wherein the actuation signal is generated via a movement of the output caused by an outside force.
A method for the automatic actuation of a cover of a system for a motor vehicle, in particular a fuel cap or charging port cover, the method comprising:
- providing an electromotive actuator with an output and an electric motor;
- providing an electric motor controller;
- controlling the electric motor as a function of an electric actuation signal by the motor controller such that the output of the actuator automatically transfers the cover to an open position or a closed position;
- and
- generating the actuation signal via an external movement of the output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.