Patent ID: 6499555
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle hood apparatus designed to detect collision of a vehicle with an object and operate actuators attached to the vehicle, such that a hood of the vehicle is lifted up to absorb impact of the object thereon occurred subsequently to the collision, the apparatus comprising;(a) a hood for locking a front end of the hood to a vehicle body of the vehicle; (b) a hood lock sensor for detecting a locking/unlocking state of said hood lock; and (c) a control unit for controlling the actuators on the basis of information transmitted from said hood lock sensor; said control unit including: (i) a hood lock determination means for determining the state of said hood lock; and (ii) an alarm lamp driving means for driving an alarm lamp provided in the vehicle when said hood lock determination means determines that said hood lock is in the unlocking state.