Patent ID: 7931111

Claim:
A lift device of an active hood system for lifting up the rear of a hood, comprising: a striker placed under the hood; a latch unit mounted to an engine compartment for selectively locking or unlocking the striker; and an elastic member placed between the striker and the latch unit for lifting the hood, wherein the latch unit includes: a base plate having an insertion recess that receives the striker; a latch pivotally coupled to the base plate and selectively locking the striker into the insertion recess; a first suspension lever pivotally coupled to the base plate and selectively locking the latch; a second suspension lever pivotally coupled to the base plate and selectively locking the first suspension lever; an actuator selectively activating the second suspension lever to release the latch locked to the first suspension lever; and elastic members applying elastic forces to the latch and the first and second suspension levers, respectively.