Patent ID: 6883627

Claim:
An engine hood for a motor vehicle having a body, the engine hood having a deformable head impact zone for the protection of pedestrians in the event of a collision with the motor vehicle and comprising an outer shell and an inner shell, the engine hood being supported relative to the body at bearer regions adjacent at least two opposite edge regions of the engine hood, wherein the engine hood has a flexural strength profile in the head impact zone, the flexural strength profile varying over both a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension of the engine hood according to the following: adjacent the bearer regions, a flexural strength predominantly lower than or equal to a first value; in a middle region of the engine hood, a flexural strength predominantly higher than or equal to a second value, the second value being greater than the first value; and in intermediate regions between the bearer regions and the middle region, a flexural strength predominantly higher than the first value and lower than the second value.