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US 6,234,557 B1Granted
Automotive filler cap assembly
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorHan Bae
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Abstract
A filler cap assembly includes a filler cap for opening and closing a fuel inlet, a first detecting arrangement for detecting if a fuel tank door is opened or not, a second detecting arrangement for detecting if the filler cap is placed in the fuel inlet, and an actuating arrangement for opening and closing the filler cap according to signals from the first and second sensors.
Claims6
A filler cap assembly comprising:
- a filler cap for opening and closing a fuel inlet;
- first means for detecting if a fuel tank door is opened or not;
- second means for detecting if the filler cap is placed in the fuel inlet;
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- means for actuating the filler cap according to signals from the first and second sensors.
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