Hood ornament retraction device
US5052714A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/005
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for retracting a motor vehicle hood ornament comprises a carrier for conveying the ornament between a first position in which the ornament is retracted below the hood of a motor vehicle and a second positon in which the ornament is displayed atop the hood, a drive mechanism for driving the carrier, and a control mechanism for causing the drive mechanism to drive the carrier to propel the ornament to the first position upon receipt of a first signal and to drive the carrier to propel the ornament to the second position upon receipt of a second signal.
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