Patent ID: 9718350
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60K

Claim:
1. A structure of a fuel door, comprising: a sector-shaped gear that uses a rotating shaft in conjunction with a hinge of a fuel door; a first spring having a first end coupled to a housing, and a second end coupled to the gear, the first spring applies an elastic force to the gear to rotate the gear in a direction that opens the fuel door; a latch rotatably coupled to the housing by a hinge component having a first end of the latch parallel to the rotating shaft of the gear, the latch having a first surface in contact with an exterior circumferential surface of the gear to prevent the gear from rotating; and a second spring having a first end coupled to the housing, and a second end in contact with a second surface of the latch, wherein the second spring translates the latch toward the gear, wherein the gear comprises a gear lever protruding in a radial direction, and wherein the hinge component comprises a guide part formed on an upper surface of the hinge component to have a stepped structure with respect to a vertical direction, the guide part being brought contact into a distal end of the gear lever.