VEHICLE HOOD HINGE ASSEMBLY

Abstract: a hinge assembly is provided to lift a hood of a vehicle relative to a vehicle body in anticipation of, during, or right after a collision has occurred to cushion contact with a pedestrian. the hood selectively covers a compartment of the vehicle when in a secured position. the hinge assembly includes a hinge configured to guide the hood from the secured position to both of an open position or to a pedestrian deployment position relative to the vehicle body. an actuator moves the hood from the secured position to the pedestrian deployment position. a controller controls the actuator based at least in part on a characteristic of the pedestrian.

Inventor(s): Rafath Rahman, Jarad Hutchinson, Norman Tieu, Tyron François, Daniel Myles Wood

CPC Classification: B60R21/38 (VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR)

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