Hood hinge assembly for vehicle

US8484804B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• Himanshu H. Mehta · Ann Arbor, US
• Gregory S. Erwin · Shelby Charter Township, US
• David E. Thomas · Northbridge, US
• Alvin N. Standard · Clarkston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 11, 2010
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 7, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62D25/12
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A hood hinge assembly is provided for operatively attaching a hood to a vehicle. The assembly includes a base link configured to be coupled to the vehicle; a deploy link coupled to the base link; and a hood link coupled to the deploy link and configured to be coupled to the hood. In a first transition from a first position into a second position, the base link and the deploy link pivot with one another relative to the base link, and, in a second transition from the first position into a third position, the hood link pivots relative to the deploy link.