Patent ID: 8201306

Claim:
A hinge apparatus of an engine hood for a vehicle, the hinge apparatus being provided between a hood panel and a stationary member to ensure rotation of the hood panel and comprising: a hinge bracket mounted to the stationary member; a hinge arm mounted to the hood panel and hinged to the hinge bracket by a hinge shaft and including a rail slot formed at one end thereof; a support link unit pivotally linking the hinge bracket to the hinge arm; and a return link unit pivotally linking the support link unit and the rail slot of the hinge arm so that the support link unit is selectively locked by the return link unit, wherein the support link unit comprises: a first support link hinged at a first end thereof to the hinge arm; and a second support link pivotally connecting a second end of the first support link to the hinge bracket; and wherein the return link unit comprises: a first return link hinged to the second support link and including a movable slot formed along a longitudinal direction at a first end thereof; and a second return link slidably connected at a first end thereof to the movable slot of the first return link and connected at a second end thereof to the rail slot of the hinge arm, wherein the second return link is pivotally coupled to a portion of the hinge bracket and the first and second end of the second return link are pivotal around the portion.