Lining for the hood of an automotive vehicle and combinations thereof with certain parts of the vehicle
US8118352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/343
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle hood lining for stiffening the hood in the vicinity of its periphery and co-operating therewith to form a hollow body over at least a fraction of its periphery, the lining being generally of channel section with a bottom and side walls. Said bottom or at least one of said side walls presents, at least locally, a zone of weakness that is dimensioned in such a manner that in the event of the hood impacting the head of a pedestrian, once the bottom of the hollow body has come to bear against a high hard point placed in the engine compartment, the zone of weakness breaks. The invention also relates to a combination of such a lining with various hard points in an engine compartment.
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