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Abstract

A charging flap system with a charging flap movable between a closed position closing a vehicle charging port and an opened position exposing the port. An electric drive unit moves the charging flap between the opened and closed positions, an electronic control unit controls the drive unit, a blocking device locks or releases the charging flap when closed, and a monitoring device detects a locked or non-locked state of the charging flap when closed. A monitoring system is associated with the electronic control unit and has a control function for the control unit and a monitoring function for the blocking device that interact with one another such that the control function moves the charging flap in the direction of the opened position when the charging flap is closed. The monitoring function records parameters allows the locked or non-locked state of the charging flap to be detected when closed.

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