Nissan Motor Company Limited

Kato Hatsujo Kaisha, Ltd.

Tatsuhiko Matsui

Hiroyuki Aida

Akira Watanabe

Tomoyoshi Ohnuki

Yasumasa Okada

Minoru Shimatsu

Miyoshi Masakazu

Tsuneyoshi Oohazama

In a structure for removably mounting a support rod for an openable closure member such as engine hood, trunk lid or the like of a motor vehicle, a retainer member of a plastic material is mounted on at least one end of the support rod, and an anchor member of a plastic material which is adapted for engagement with the retainer member, is mounted in a mounting aperture formed either in the vehicle's body or the openable closure member. By virtue of the engagement between the retainer member and the anchor member, the support rod is removably retained with respect to either the vehicle's body or the openable closure member, thereby supporting the openable closure member at its open position.

Structure for removably mounting support rod for openable closure member

A device for supporting the engine hood of a motor vehicle in its open position by means of a support rod which is formed of an elastic resin material. The support rod is pivotal at one end thereof and adapted to be inserted at the other end thereof in a recess structure which is disposed in such a manner that the axis thereof makes a predetermined angle with the axis of the support rod when the latter is free and assumes the position to support the engine hood as mentioned above.

Structure for removably mounting support rod for hood for motor vehicle

In a structure for removably mounting a support rod for supporting an openable closure member such as engine hood of a motor vehicle, a retainer means formed of a plastic material is provided which is attached to at least one end of the support rod. When it is attempted to support the closure member at its open position by means of the support rod, the retainer means is fitted in a mounting aperture formed in the motor vehicle.

A vehicle trunk lid opening mechanism including a lid pivotally mounted to the trunk, and two torsion bars which are arranged to produce, when the lid is closed, a torsional force to urge the lid to open. One end of each torsion bar is connected to the lid hinge and the other end of each bar is retained in a mounting hole formed in a panel of a body pillar located in the trunk.

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Zama, Japan

Tatsuhiko Matsui