Patent ID: 7596833

Claim:
A hood hinge assembly for operatively attaching a hood to a vehicle comprising: a base adapted to be operatively fixed to the vehicle; an actuator link adapted for pivotal attachment to the hood at a first pivot point; a mount link pivotally attached to said actuator link at a second pivot point; a lever link pivotally attached to said mount link at a third pivot point and pivotally attached to said base at a fourth pivot point; an actuator operable to pivot said actuator link and said lever link to thereby move said first pivot point away from the vehicle; a support link pivotally attached to said mount link at a fifth pivot point, said support link operable to support said mount link at said fifth pivot point as said mount link pivots about said second pivot point; a check link pivotally connected to said actuator link to limit the movement of said actuator link after said actuator has deployed; and wherein said check link includes at least one abutment member operable to abut against a body of the vehicle.