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US 2021/0061091 A1Published application
Vehicle fuel door biasing systems
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDavid Martin, Brent Edward Sealy, Roshini Venkatesh
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to vehicle fuel systems that include door biasing systems for controlling the opening and/or closing of a fuel door of the fuel systems. In a first embodiment, a dual spring door biasing system controls the operation of the fuel door. In a second embodiment, a wind closed door biasing system controls the operation of the fuel door.
Claims20
A fuel system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel door;
- and
- a door biasing system configured to control movement of the fuel door,
- wherein the door biasing system includes a first spring configured to control the movement of the fuel door to an open position and a second spring configured to control the movement of the fuel door to a closed position.
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A fuel system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a fuel door;
- and
- a door biasing system configured to control movement of the fuel door,
- wherein the door biasing system includes a hinge spring having a spring force that is about equal to a wind force that is applied against the fuel door when the vehicle is traveling at a predefined speed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.