Patent ID: 8720975
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. Vehicle apparatus comprising: a slider body having a substantially vertical slide slot and a substantially horizontal shear pin, wherein the slider body further includes a headlamp mounting section and a hood bump-stop mounting section; a bump-stop received by the hood bump-stop mounting section extending vertically to receive a hood; and a reinforcement member configured to be fixed with respect to a grille opening of a vehicle and having a bore aligned with the slide slot for receiving a fastening pin and an aperture receiving the shear pin; wherein a force greater than a predetermined force applied to the slider body via the headlamp mounting section and a hood bump-stop mounting section results in the shear pin breaking off in the aperture and the fastening pin sliding along the slide slot as the slider body moves downward to allow downward movement of the hood.