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US 9,493,967 B2Granted
Fuel tank cap lock
AssigneeKiekert AG
InventorsMadhu Basavarajappa, Hendrik Wahmann
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Abstract
The invention relates to a lock for a fuel tank or tailgate in a vehicle, comprising a locking bolt (1) which can be adjusted between an open and closed position by opening and closing the cap or the tailgate. Said cap lock, in the housing (2) of the locking device, is positively driven counter to the force of a compression spring (4) in the direction of its longitudinal axis (6) and counter to the force of a torsion spring (3) about its longitudinal axis (6).
Claims12
Lock for a fuel tank cap or tailboard in a vehicle, the lock comprising:
- a locking bolt which can be shifted between an open and closed position by opening and closing the fuel tank cap or tailboard;
- a compression spring and a torsion spring, wherein the locking bolt is forcibly actuated against a force of the compression spring in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the locking bolt, and against a force of the torsion spring around the longitudinal axis, when the locking bolt is shifted from the open position to the closed position;
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- wherein the locking bolt comprises a housing including a self-contained gate in a lateral surface of the housing, and the lock further comprises a pin that interacts against the gate to force the locking bolt in the direction around the longitudinal axis against the torsion spring.
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