Patent ID: 8899363

Claim:
A vehicle hood hinge structure comprising: a body attachment part configured to attach to a vehicle body structure; a hood attachment part configured to attach to a vehicle hood; a hinge part connecting the hood attachment part to the body attachment part at a first location for movement between a hood closed position and a hood open position; and one of the body attachment part and the hood attachment part having a restraining member formed thereon, and the other of the body attachment part and the hood attachment part having a contact portion formed thereon, the restraining member being located adjacent the contact portion while the hood attachment part is in the hood closed position such that the contact portion engages the restraining member at a second location forward of the first location relative to a vehicle longitudinal direction to restrain movement of the hood attachment part relative to the body attachment part upon application of a prescribed force on at least one of the body attachment part and the hood attachment part where at least one of the body attachment part and the hood attachment part is moved in a lateral direction to a deformed state while the hood attachment part is in the closed position.