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US 2026/0296179 A1Published application
Concealed linkage systems for fuel/charge port door assemblies
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorHECTOR RAMIREZ LUGO
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Abstract
A vehicle assembly may include a housing. A vehicle assembly may include a door arranged to cover at least a portion of the housing. A vehicle assembly may include a linkage system coupled to the door and to the housing and configured to guide movement of the door between a closed position and an open position; and wherein the linkage system includes a first set of links connected to the housing, a second set of links connected to the door, and a first pivot joint that pivotably connects the first set of links to the second set of links.
Claims20
A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a door arranged to cover at least a portion of the housing;
- a linkage system coupled to the door and to the housing and configured to guide movement of the door between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- wherein the linkage system includes a first set of links connected to the housing, a second set of links connected to the door, and a first pivot joint that pivotably connects the first set of links to the second set of links.
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A vehicle assembly, comprising:
- a housing;
- a door arranged to cover at least a portion of the housing;
- a linkage system coupled to the door and to the housing and configured to guide movement of the door between a closed position and an open position;
- and
- wherein the linkage system includes a first connecting link and a second connecting link that are pivotably mounted relative to the housing at a third connecting link, and a fifth connecting link and a sixth connecting link that are pivotably mounted relative to the door at a fourth connecting link.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.