Patent ID: 6953220

Claim:
A hood apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: a hood member which is configured to close an upper opening of a chamber space portion formed in front of the cabin the vehicle; a lifting mechanism which lifts the hood member including a link mechanism which rises up and brings down the hood member, and urging device for urging the hood member upward, the link mechanism having a first link member and a second link member shorter than the first link member, which bridge the hood member and the opening edge portion of the upper opening and which are spaced in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the hood member being linked to the first link member and the second link member at the opening edge portion of the upper opening to turn freely; and uncoupling mechanism for uncoupling the second link member from the hood member when an impact force greater than or equal to a predetermined value is inputted from an front end portion of the vehicle, and wherein the hood member is made to spring upward by an urging force of the urging device when an impact force greater than or equal to the predetermined value is inputted from the front end portion of the vehicle.