Patent ID: 6217108
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B60R,E05B

Abstract:
A vehicle hood apparatus for, when a vehicle collides with an obstacle, lifting a hood at a frontal part of the vehicle a predetermined amount and retaining the hood at a lifted position by means of a hood-retaining mechanism, said hood-retaining mechanism comprising:a lower link having one end swingably connected to a body frame of the vehicle;an upper link having one end swingably connected to said hood;a hinged portion for pivotally connecting opposite ends of said lower and upper links with each other and being offset toward a back of said vehicle from a linear line passing over said one ends of said lower and upper links when said hood is lifted the predetermined amount; andstopper means for restricting bending of said lower and upper links so that said hinged portion does not move further from the offset position toward the back of said vehicle.