Patent ID: 6234555
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B60K,Y10S

Abstract:
A closing apparatus for a filling opening of a filling pipe for a motor vehicle fuel tank, the closing apparatus comprising:a tank cap operatively secured to the filing pipe so as to be movable between an opened position in which the filling opening is opened and a closed position in which the filling opening is closed;a drive element for moving a tank cap between the opened position and the closed position;a lever drive operatively connected to the drive element;a control device for remotely controlling the drive element; anda lock member having a first end and a second end the locking member being slidably mounted on a top surface of the tank cap, slidable between a release position and a locking position, the lock member being operatively connected on the first end to the lever drive, said lock member, when in its locking position, sealing the tank cap on the filling pipe.