Patent ID: 8544590
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An active hinge comprising: a hood bracket for attachment to a vehicle hood, a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body, and a deployment bracket rotatably attached to the body bracket, the hood bracket being rotatably attached to the deployment bracket at an one end of the deployment bracket so that the hood bracket can rotate from a pre-deployed position to a deployed position, and a reset clip rotatably mounted on the deployment bracket, the reset clip being comprised of an engagement tab and a locking tab located a predetermined angular distance away from the engagement tab around the circumference of the reset clip, the reset clip rotating, when the hood bracket is rotated relative to the deployment bracket from the deployed position towards a reset position, until the engagement tab on the reset clip enters a notch in the hood bracket and the locking tab engages a hole in the deployment bracket, to thereby prevent further rotation of the hood bracket and maintain the active hinge in a hinge reset position.