Patent ID: 7896122

Claim:
A device for controlling the opening of a hood ( 1 ) of an engine compartment of a vehicle, the hood connected in an articulated manner to bodywork of the vehicle and able to open partially, by rotating about the articulation, from a rear to a front of the vehicle from a position in which the hood ( 1 ) is latched to the bodywork by at least one hook ( 18 ), the device comprising: an impact detector ( 4 ) placed at the front of the vehicle; an actuator ( 5 , 19 , 21 ) to control the unlatching of said hook ( 18 ), the actuator provided to interact with the impact detector; and means for guiding the opening of the hood ( 1 ), wherein said means for guiding the opening of the hood ( 1 ) slides a front edge ( 1 b ) of the hood ( 1 ) in a rearward direction and guides a rear edge ( 1 a ) of the hood ( 1 ) in a substantially vertical direction (D), such that the opening of the hood ( 1 ) is a combination of a rearward movement and a rotating movement.