Filling system for robot-capable filling of a vehicle with fuel
First Claim
1. A filling system for automated filling of a motor vehicle with fuel, comprising:
- a filler nozzle;
a tank filler neck of the motor vehicle;
a docking extension provided with a central opening mounted on said filler neck, said docking extension having an upper section which rotates said docking extension around an axis of symmetry for opening and closing a tank of said motor vehicle;
wherein said filler nozzle has an outlet end forming an end effector which docks said filler nozzle with a positive connection between said filler nozzle and said docking extension, positive locking elements being distributed around a circumference of said outlet end and said docking extension in a tooth-like manner so as mesh with one another when said filler nozzle is in a filling state;
wherein said docking extension and said filler nozzle form docking partners, radially movable ones of said positive elements being mounted on one of said docking partners, and being operable fluidically in a radial direction;
wherein rigid ones of said positive elements are mounted on the other of said docking partners; and
wherein said radially movable positive elements are completely retracted into their respective docking partner and are lockable in a circumferential direction and an axial direction in a latching position via a locking action.
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Abstract
A filling system for robot-capable filling of a motor vehicle with fuel has a filler nozzle and a tank filler neck, with a docking extension provided with a central opening being provided on the neck on the filling side of the vehicle. The extension is rotatable by an upper section around the axis of symmetry to open and close a tank closure. The filler nozzle is dockable by its outlet end to form a positive connection between the filler nozzle and the docking extension. When the filler nozzle is ready for filling, positive elements distributed around the circumference of the filler nozzle and the docking extension mesh positively with one another. In order to achieve a simple docking of the filler nozzle on the filler neck of the vehicle fuel tank for a filling that is always functionally reliable and unimpeded, the positive elements of one docking partner are radially movable and actuatable in the radial direction fluidically, and the positive elements of the other docking partner are rigid. In the former, the movable positive elements are lockable in a locked position that acts in the circumferential direction and produces axial locking. The elements are completely retracted into the docking partner on which they are mounted in the unlocked position of the docking partner.
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1. A filling system for automated filling of a motor vehicle with fuel, comprising:
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a filler nozzle; a tank filler neck of the motor vehicle; a docking extension provided with a central opening mounted on said filler neck, said docking extension having an upper section which rotates said docking extension around an axis of symmetry for opening and closing a tank of said motor vehicle; wherein said filler nozzle has an outlet end forming an end effector which docks said filler nozzle with a positive connection between said filler nozzle and said docking extension, positive locking elements being distributed around a circumference of said outlet end and said docking extension in a tooth-like manner so as mesh with one another when said filler nozzle is in a filling state; wherein said docking extension and said filler nozzle form docking partners, radially movable ones of said positive elements being mounted on one of said docking partners, and being operable fluidically in a radial direction; wherein rigid ones of said positive elements are mounted on the other of said docking partners; and wherein said radially movable positive elements are completely retracted into their respective docking partner and are lockable in a circumferential direction and an axial direction in a latching position via a locking action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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