Patent ID: 9150100
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A device for preventing fuel mixing in a vehicle, comprising: a fuel inlet for injecting fuel; a fuel inlet door that is pivotable by a door hinge in a door inlet, as a member opening/closing the fuel inlet; and a locking mechanism that is slidably disposed on a top of the fuel inlet door and opens/closes the fuel inlet door while moving radially inward/outward by contact with a nozzle to be locked/unlocked into/out of locking grooves formed in an inner surface of the fuel inlet, wherein the locking mechanism includes a plurality of sliders arranged in a concentric circle around the fuel inlet door, and wherein each of the sliders includes an inclined surface configured for selectively contacting with the nozzle around an outer side of the inclined surface, and each of the sliders is selectively locked into the locking grooves via an edge of a flange positioned at a lower end of the sliders.