US 12,188,281 B2
Anti-sticking system of inlet actuator
Seung Woo Kim, Anyang-si (KR); Dae Hyun Kim, Bucheon-si (KR); and Dong Geon Lee, Mungyeong-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,820.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0156742 (KR), filed on Nov. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0151665 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. H01R 13/52 (2006.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/63 (2015.01)
CPC E05F 15/40 (2015.01) [E05F 15/63 (2015.01); E05Y 2201/22 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/626 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/54 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/534 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an actuator mounted in a housing and configured to be operated in response to a connection state of a charging cable;
a lever arm rotatably provided outside the housing and configured to be rotated in conjunction with operation of the actuator;
a debris removal unit configured to remove debris on the lever arm; and
a controller configured to:
control the operation of the actuator in response to the connection state of the charging cable being a connected state or a released state; and
control the debris removal unit to remove the debris on the lever arm in response to an operational state according to the operation of the actuator deviating from a normal range.