Patent ID: 7631928

Claim:
A vehicle hood reinforcement structure comprising: a lower reinforcement panel configured to form at least part of a vehicle hood; and an upper reinforcement panel attached to the lower reinforcement panel, the upper reinforcement panel comprising a ceiling member; wherein the lower reinforcement panel comprises a floor member and a rear deformable wall disposed at a rear edge of the floor member, wherein the rear deformable wall extends from the floor member to the ceiling member and comprises a bend line at a location between the floor member and the ceiling member configured to provide a line of weakness between the floor member and the ceiling member to facilitate deflection of the rear deformable wall; wherein the upper reinforcement panel comprises the ceiling member and a front deformable wall extending downwardly from a front edge of the ceiling member, wherein the front deformable wall comprises a bend line configured to facilitate deflection of the front deformable wall along its bend line in response to an impact or collision, wherein the front deformable wall is configured such that deflection of the front deformable wall at an intermediate location along its bend line deflects the rear deformable wall along its bend line.