Patent ID: 8490736

Claim:
An active hood system for a vehicle, comprising: a hinge assembly configured to be mounted at each of the left and right sides of a hood and to provide a hinge point at the time of opening or closing the hood; an actuator configured to support and lift the hinge assembly as well as to lift the hood through the hinge assembly; and a restoration link with top and bottom ends, wherein the top end of the restoration link is hinged to a hinge arm of the hinge assembly fixed to the hood, and wherein the bottom end is configured to be hinged to a fixing point of the actuator, wherein the restoration link, when the bottom end is hinged to the fixing point of the actuator, is configured to be rotated in cooperation with the hood, wherein when the hood is pressed downward at the time of restoring the actuator and the hood, the restoration link is rotated about its bottom end-hinged part, at which the bottom end of the restoration link is connected to the fixing point of the actuator.