# US 2021/0079697 A1 · Flap opening and closing mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0079697 A1 - Document ID: US20210079697A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/942,991 - Filed: 2020-07-30 - Published: 2021-03-18 - Earliest claimed: 2019-09-18 - Assignees: Subaru Corporation - Applicants: Subaru Corporation - Inventors: Hiroshi OZAWA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210079697A1 ## CPC - E05B 83/34: for fuel inlet covers essentially flush with the vehicle surface - B60K 1/00: Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) - E05B 63/0056: {Locks with adjustable or exchangeable lock parts (adjustable strikers E05B15/024; adjustable to different keys E05B35/083; adjustable bolt or backset E05B63/06; adjustable coupling means for bars, rods, cables E05C9/20)} - B60K 15/05: Inlet covers - B60K 2015/0515: {Arrangements for closing or opening of inlet cover} - B60K 2015/053: {with hinged connection to the vehicle body} - B60K 2015/0561: {Locking means for the inlet cover} - B60K 2015/0576: {with actuator fixed to the vehicle body} - B60L 53/16: Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles - E05B 63/22: operated by a pulling or pushing action perpendicular to the front plate, {i.e. by pulling or pushing the wing itself (without deadlocking E05C19/02)} - E05Y 2900/534: Fuel lids, charger lids - Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - E05Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A flap opening and closing mechanism includes a flap and a lock member. The flap includes a first engagement member, and is pivotally supported on a vehicle body side. The flap opens and closes an opening in an outer plate of a vehicle body. The lock member locks the flap. The lock member includes a body to be mounted on the vehicle body side, a swing member pivotally supported on the body, a second engagement member, and an adjustor. The second engagement member is engaged with the first engagement member, and provided in the swing member. The adjustor allows for a rotational movement of the body about a rotation shaft of the swing member to the vehicle body in a state where the body is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body side. The lock member locks the swing member at a position corresponding to the closing position of the flap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flap opening and closing mechanism comprising: a flap pivotally supported on a vehicle body side, the flap being configured to open and close an opening formed in an outer plate of a vehicle body, the flap comprising a first engagement member; and a lock member capable of locking the flap at a closing position where the flap closes the opening, the lock member comprising a body configured to be mounted on the vehicle body side, a swing member pivotally supported on the body, a second engagement member configured to be engaged with the first engagement member of the flap, the second engagement member being provided in the swing member, and a position adjustor configured to allow for a rotational movement of the body about a rotation shaft of the swing member with respect to the vehicle body in a state where the body is temporarily fixed to the vehicle body side, the lock member being configured to lock the swing member at a lock position corresponding to the closing position of the flap. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the swing member comprises an arm extending in a predetermined direction, one end portion of the arm is pivotally supported on the body, and the second engagement member is provided at the other end portion of the arm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the body is mounted to the vehicle body side through a screw member inserted in a mounting hole formed in either one of the body and the vehicle body side, the mounting hole is an arc-shaped elongated hole centered on a rotation center of the swing member, and the mounting hole constitutes the position adjustor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the body is mounted to the vehicle body side through a screw member inserted in a mounting hole formed in either one of the body and the vehicle body side, the mounting hole is an arc-shaped elongated hole centered on a rotation center of the swing member, and the mounting hole constitutes the position adjustor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein one of the second engagement member of the lock member and the first engagement member of the flap comprises a pin, and the other of the second engagement member of tne lock member and the first engagement member of the flap is formed with a groove configured to receive the pin. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein one of the second engagement member of the lock member and the first engagement member of the flap comprises a pin, and the other of the second engagement member of the lock member and the first engagement member of the flap is formed with a groove configured to receive the pin. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 3, wherein one of the second engagement member of the lock member and the first engagement member of the flap comprises a pin, and the other of the second engagement member of the lock member and the first engagement member of the flap is formed with a groove configured to receive the pin. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 4, wherein one of the second engagement member of the lock member and the first engagement member of the flap comprises a pin, and the other of the second engagement member of the lock member and the first engagement member of the flap is formed with a groove configured to receive the pin. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the body of the lock member is mounted on a back surface of a wall at the vehicle body side via a packing, the swing member and the pin are disposed in a space at a front surface side of the wall via a hole formed in the wall, and the packing is formed in a ring shape centered on the rotation center of the swing member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the body of the lock member is mounted on a back surface of a wall at the vehicle body side via a packing, the swing member and the pin are disposed in a space at a front surface side of the wall via a hole formed in the wall, and the packing is formed in a ring shape centered on the rotation center of the swing member. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the body of the lock member is mounted on a back surface of a wall at the vehicle body side via a packing, the swing member and the pin are disposed in a space at a front surface side of the wall via a hole formed in the wall, and the packing is formed in a ring shape centered on the rotation center of the swing member. ### Claim 12 (depends on 4) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the body of the lock member is mounted on a back surface of a wall at the vehicle body side via a packing, the swing member and the pin are disposed in a space at a front surface side of the wall via a hole formed in the wall, and the packing is formed in a ring shape centered on the rotation center of the swing member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 9, wherein the wall comprises a boss protruding from the back surface and is in contact with an inner periphery of the packing, and the boss is formed in a cylindrical shape centered on a rotation center of the arm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 10, wherein the wall comprises a boss protruding from the back surface and is in contact with an inner periphery of the packing, and the boss is formed in a cylindrical shape centered on a rotation center of the arm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 11, wherein the wall comprises a boss protruding from the back surface and is in contact with an inner periphery of the packing, and the boss is formed in a cylindrical shape centered on a rotation center of the arm. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The flap opening and closing mechanism according to claim 12, wherein the wall comprises a boss protruding from the back surface and is in contact with an inner periphery of the packing, and the boss is formed in a cylindrical shape centered on a rotation center of the arm.