B60K15/05

DRIVING DEVICE FOR ENERGY REPLENISHMENT PORT VISOR MEMBER
20230087162 · 2023-03-23 ·

This driving device for energy replenishment port visor member includes: a visor member which advances/retracts between an advanced position for covering, from above, a replenishment port exposed at a vehicle-body-side opening and used for replenishing a vehicle with energy, and a retracted position where the visor member is retracted from above the replenishment port; a visor driving unit which advances/retracts the visor member between the advanced position and the retracted position; a gun connection detection unit which detects whether or not an energy replenishment gun is connected to the replenishment port; and a control unit which causes the visor driving unit to execute advancing-driving for advancing the visor member from the retracted position to the advanced position, when the gun connection detection unit has detected that the energy replenishment gun is connected to the replenishment port in a state in which the visor member is at the retracted position.

Fuel door opener assembly

A fuel door opener assembly is configured to lock or unlock a fuel door of a vehicle and includes: an opener housing in which a space is formed; a locking block slidably installed inside the opener housing, elastically supported in a direction to be drawn out from the opener housing, and configured to lock and unlock the fuel door; a locking pin configured to be moved along a heart-shaped cam formed on the locking block to restrict a location of the locking block in accordance with a position thereof on a profile of the heart-shaped cam; and an elastic member disposed in the opener housing and elastically supporting the locking pin to allow the locking pin to be positioned on the profile of the heart-shaped cam.

Fuel door opener assembly

A fuel door opener assembly is configured to lock or unlock a fuel door of a vehicle and includes: an opener housing in which a space is formed; a locking block slidably installed inside the opener housing, elastically supported in a direction to be drawn out from the opener housing, and configured to lock and unlock the fuel door; a locking pin configured to be moved along a heart-shaped cam formed on the locking block to restrict a location of the locking block in accordance with a position thereof on a profile of the heart-shaped cam; and an elastic member disposed in the opener housing and elastically supporting the locking pin to allow the locking pin to be positioned on the profile of the heart-shaped cam.

Evaporative-emissions system with auxiliary subsystem for external fuel-storage device
11480138 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A vehicle includes a fuel tank and an evaporative-emissions system having a primary subsystem and an auxiliary subsystem. The primary subsystem has a fuel-vapor canister in fluid communication with the fuel tank to capture fuel vapors of the fuel tank. The auxiliary subsystem is configured to capture fuel vapors associated with an external fuel-storage device. The auxiliary subsystem has an auxiliary port located on an exterior of the vehicle and is configured to connect with the external fuel-storage device. The auxiliary port is selectively connected in fluid communication with the fuel-vapor canister by a valve.

Evaporative-emissions system with auxiliary subsystem for external fuel-storage device
11480138 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A vehicle includes a fuel tank and an evaporative-emissions system having a primary subsystem and an auxiliary subsystem. The primary subsystem has a fuel-vapor canister in fluid communication with the fuel tank to capture fuel vapors of the fuel tank. The auxiliary subsystem is configured to capture fuel vapors associated with an external fuel-storage device. The auxiliary subsystem has an auxiliary port located on an exterior of the vehicle and is configured to connect with the external fuel-storage device. The auxiliary port is selectively connected in fluid communication with the fuel-vapor canister by a valve.

FUEL INLET STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
20230070591 · 2023-03-09 · ·

A fuel inlet structure of a vehicle, including a vehicle body panel, an inlet box, and a seal portion. The seal portion includes: an inner seal portion provided in correspondence with the whole circumference of the flange portion; an outer seal portion provided in correspondence with the whole circumference of the flange portion; and a water catching portion, the water catching portion, in a portion of the whole circumference of the seal portion that is a lower portion in the vehicle vertical direction, projecting from a region between a proximal end portion of the inner seal portion and a proximal end portion of the outer seal portion to a region encompassing an area between the drain portion and the inner seal portion, the water-catching portion being configured to stop water that passes through the drain portion from a vehicle outer side.

FUEL INLET STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE
20230070591 · 2023-03-09 · ·

A fuel inlet structure of a vehicle, including a vehicle body panel, an inlet box, and a seal portion. The seal portion includes: an inner seal portion provided in correspondence with the whole circumference of the flange portion; an outer seal portion provided in correspondence with the whole circumference of the flange portion; and a water catching portion, the water catching portion, in a portion of the whole circumference of the seal portion that is a lower portion in the vehicle vertical direction, projecting from a region between a proximal end portion of the inner seal portion and a proximal end portion of the outer seal portion to a region encompassing an area between the drain portion and the inner seal portion, the water-catching portion being configured to stop water that passes through the drain portion from a vehicle outer side.

CHARGING FLAP OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME
20230076933 · 2023-03-09 · ·

Provided are a seamless charging flap opening/closing device and a vehicle including the same. A charging flap cover is additionally provided with a pop-up function to also function as an opening/closing door for an air channel of an air breather, such that the charging flap cover is integrated with the air breather to be unperceivable from the outside during driving and is only opened during charging to allow a battery to be charged. The single charging flap cover is used in common by a charging flap device and the air breather maintaining independent functions. The exterior quality of a product and the efficiency of use of a package is improved, a vehicle body has a distinctive novel exterior image, and the charging flap cover is easily matched adjacently to a moving part located adjacent thereto.

CHARGING FLAP OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME
20230076933 · 2023-03-09 · ·

Provided are a seamless charging flap opening/closing device and a vehicle including the same. A charging flap cover is additionally provided with a pop-up function to also function as an opening/closing door for an air channel of an air breather, such that the charging flap cover is integrated with the air breather to be unperceivable from the outside during driving and is only opened during charging to allow a battery to be charged. The single charging flap cover is used in common by a charging flap device and the air breather maintaining independent functions. The exterior quality of a product and the efficiency of use of a package is improved, a vehicle body has a distinctive novel exterior image, and the charging flap cover is easily matched adjacently to a moving part located adjacent thereto.

ANTI-ICING STRUCTURE OF A CHARGING DOOR FOR A VEHICLE

An anti-icing structure is for a charging door for a vehicle where the charging door is rotatably installed to an inlet housing with a charging inlet module to selectively open the charging inlet module. The anti-icing structure includes: a door inner cover hingedly connected to the inlet housing through a hinge member at a position corresponding to an opening portion formed in the inlet housing to open the charging inlet module; a door outer cover connected to the outer surface of the door inner cover; and a heating assembly installed between an edge portion of the outer surface of the door inner cover and an edge portion of the inner side of the door outer cover.