Lid for closing an automobile body recess

Claim 1

A lid arrangement for closing a filler inlet compartment body recess of a motor vehicle, comprising a lid means contained at an outer area of said filler inlet body recess and adjustably positionable thereat to provide a substantially uniform clearance between all edges of said lid and said body recess and in a smooth plane with vehicle body structure adjacent said body recess; said lid means being pivotally connected to a first hinge arm; a second hinge arm being pivotedly mounted to the first hinge arm at a point inside the body recess to define a hinge joint and held in position at the body recess by means of an adjusting means; said adjusting means comprising an inner expandable cone means located within a clamping means; said clamping means being axially slidable in a receiving means of said body recess; a tensioning means acting on said inner expandable cone means to cause said cone means to be lockingly secured in said receiving means; the tensioning means securing the second hinge arm means to the clamping means via an adjustable connection utilizing an enlarged bore means surrounding a shaft diameter of the tensioning means with a clearance.