Patent ID: 6442801
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: B60R,E05D,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle hood hinge comprising:a hinge arm contacted with a bottom surface of a vehicle hood at its top surface and provided with a fitting hole and first and second hinge holes, the fitting hole being fitted into the bottom surface of the hood by a bolt, and the first and second hinge holes being formed at front and rear portions of one side of the hinge arm; first and second links being each respectively connected to the first and second hinge holes by a shaft pin at their top portions; a hinge support provided with a hinge hole at one side portion and securing holes at front and rear portions, the hinge hole being rotatably fitted to a bottom portion of the second link by a shaft pin, and the securing holes being connected to a top surface of the vehicle at its bottom surface by a bolt; a slot longitudinally piercing the hinge support in a lengthwise direction for receiving a hinge pin, which connects a bottom portion of the first link to the hinge support, the hinge pin being detachable from a normal hinge position during an external impact to the hood; and hinge positioning means formed in the slot to prevent the hinge pin from being detached from the normal hinge position during a normal hinge operation.