Patent ID: 8863879
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B62D,E05D,E05Y

Abstract:
1. A vehicle front end structure comprising: a hood ledge that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a hinge including a body attachment part fixed to the hood ledge at a first location, a hood attachment part, and a connecting part hingedly connecting the body attachment part and the hood attachment part; a hood fixed to the hood attachment part for movement between a closed position and an open position with respect to the hood ledge, the hood including a front edge, a rear edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, with the first side edge and the front edge defining a front corner and the first side edge and the rear edge defining a rear corner; and a vehicle hood movement limiting arrangement including a restraining member attached to one of the hood ledge and the hood, and a contact portion formed on the other of the hood ledge and the hood, the restraining member being located adjacent the contact portion while the hood is in the closed position such that the contact portion engages the restraining member at a second location forward of the first location relative to the vehicle longitudinal direction to restrain movement of the rear corner of the hood relative to the hood ledge upon application of a prescribed force on the front corner of the hood that deforms the hood in both a rearward direction and an inboard direction to a deformed state while the hood is in the closed position.