Patent ID: 7905535
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: B60K,E05B

Abstract:
1. A fuel filler door unit for a motor vehicle, comprising a hinged arm adapted for mounting a fuel filler door and supported about a pivot axis so as to be pivotable; a locking section movable with the fuel filler door; a locking element adapted to be moved for locking and unlocking the fuel filler door; and a control unit adapted to control the locking element between a locking position, in which the locking element engages with the locking section, and a release position, in which the locking element does not engage with the locking section, wherein the locking element encompasses a beveled element surface that is arranged in such a manner that the locking section strikes the beveled element surface in response to a closing motion of the fuel filler door during a state, and wherein, during the state, the beveled element surface is arranged such that the locking element and the locking section glide along one another in response to a closing motion of the fuel filler door and the locking element deforms elastically until engaging the locking section; and wherein the locking element is substantially rigid and comprises an elongate base section engaging with the control unit, an adjacent center section having a position of at least one of an incline and at right angles as compared to a base section, and an adjacent end section that is embodied for engaging with the locking section.