US 11,872,877 B2
Fuel lid opener
Yoshihisa Tani, Ina (JP); Ken Toriyama, Ina (JP); and Akinori Sasaki, Ina (JP)
Assigned to NHK SPRING CO., LTD., Yokohama (JP)
Appl. No. 17/058,824
Filed by NHK SPRING CO., LTD., Yokohama (JP)
PCT Filed May 30, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/021646
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 25, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/230924, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-103773 (JP), filed on May 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0206258 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. B60K 15/05 (2006.01); E05B 83/34 (2014.01); B60K 15/04 (2006.01); E05B 83/28 (2014.01)
CPC B60K 15/05 (2013.01) [E05B 83/34 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0458 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0538 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0561 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0576 (2013.01); E05B 83/28 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fuel lid opener comprising:
a case that is mounted to a lid box at which a fuel lid is pivotally supported so as to be able to open and close;
a lifter that is supported so as to be able to advance or withdraw with respect to the case, and that contacts the fuel lid, which is in a closed state, from a reverse surface side;
a push lifter mechanism that is provided within the case, and that is structured so as to cause the lifter to alternately repeat advancing-out and withdrawing, each time the lifter is push-operated via the fuel lid, and so as to push the fuel lid open due to advancing-out of the lifter; and
a locking mechanism having a stopper, which is supported at the case so as to be movable between a locking position, at which the stopper restricts operation of the push lifter mechanism, and a lock releasing position, at which the stopper releases the restricting, and having a drive source that can move the stopper from the locking position to the lock releasing position, wherein, at a time when the stopper is moved to the lock releasing position, the stopper engages with the push lifter mechanism, operates the push lifter mechanism, and causes the lifter to advance-out.