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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
In Hwang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
SoYeon Park, Seoul, KR;
ByungJoo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kiwon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Byounghaan Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An active hood apparatus for a vehicle includes a hood configured to cover an engine compartment of vehicle, and at least one hinge device configured to rotatably connect a rear end portion of the hood to a vehicle body. The hinge device includes a fixing bracket fixed to the vehicle body. A rotation bracket is provided such that a rear end thereof is rotatably connected to a rear end portion of the fixing bracket. A hood bracket is fixed to an inner surface of the hood and fixed to the rotation bracket by a first breaking pin. A connecting link provided such that opposite ends thereof are rotatably connected to a rear end portion of the hood bracket and a middle portion of the rotation bracket respectively. An actuator is configured to push up the connecting link in the event that a collision occurs.