Patent ID: 9476233
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: B60R,E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hood latch assembly for use with a vehicle having a body member and a hood, the hood latch assembly comprising: a first member configured to be mounted to the body member within an engine compartment of the vehicle, the first member comprising a lock mechanism; a second member configured to be mounted to the hood of the vehicle and comprising a striker arranged to engage with the lock mechanism to retain the hood of the vehicle in a closed position, the second member further comprising: a hood bracket configured to be mounted to the hood of the vehicle; a striker bracket comprising the striker; and a mechanical lock configured to lock the striker bracket to the hood bracket, the mechanical lock being unlockable by movement of an actuator, wherein the mechanical lock comprises a bracket locking member that is pivotable between a first position and a second position, the hood bracket is configured to be mechanically locked to the striker bracket via the mechanical lock when the bracket locking member is in the first position, and the hood bracket is configured to be mechanically unlocked from the striker bracket when the bracket locking member is in the second position, and wherein the bracket locking member is engageable with a locking feature when the bracket locking member is in the first position, and the bracket locking member is disengaged from the locking feature when the bracket locking member is in the second position.