Patent ID: 8292113
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: B60K,E05B,E05C

Abstract:
1. A push-up device for a fuel lid, comprising: a holder adapted to be attached to a panel under the fuel lid, a cylindrical sleeve disposed in the holder, said cylindrical sleeve having a plurality of elongated grooves and a plurality of short grooves alternately arranged in an inner surface thereof at equal intervals and extending in a vertical direction, a spring member disposed in the holder, a push rod disposed in the holder and engaging the spring member so that the push rod is urged to protrude outwardly from the holder, and a cam disposed between the push rod and the cylindrical sleeve and engaging the elongated grooves or the short grooves, wherein when a depressing force is applied to the push rod in a fuel lid closing state, the cam located in the short grooves is moved to the elongated grooves so that the push rod protrudes to a protruding position, and when the depressing force is applied to the push rod in the protruding position, the cam is located in the elongated grooves and is moved to the short grooves so that the push rod comes to a retracted position.