US 12,214,656 B2
Charging door assembly or tank door assembly of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
Tassilo Heilmann, Pforzheim (DE)
Assigned to DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,094.
Claims priority of application No. 102022102402.4 (DE), filed on Feb. 2, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0241965 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B60K 15/05 (2006.01); B62D 25/24 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 15/05 (2013.01) [B62D 25/24 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0515 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging or tank door assembly of a motor vehicle, the charging or tank door assembly comprising:
a base body configured to receive a charging socket or a tank inlet;
a door body which is coupled to the base body at a pivot point such that it is pivotable about an axis of rotation defined by the pivot point and supports a panel body on a first portion,
wherein, in a first position of the door body, the door body is configured to close an opening in a body of the motor vehicle and to block access to the charging socket or to the tank inlet, and
wherein, in a second position of the door body, the door body is configured to release the opening of the body of the motor vehicle and the access to the charging socket or to the tank inlet; and
a push-push mechanism configured to lock the door body and to release the door body in the first position thereof,
wherein, relative to the first position of the door body, the push-push mechanism is arranged on a different side of the axis of rotation of the door body than the first portion, supporting the panel body, of the door body.