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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2019
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Paxton S. Williams, Milan, MI (US);
Scott Louis Frederick, Brighton, MI (US);
James D. Cunningham, Clarkston, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle hood locking mechanism includes a locking member including a helical portion structured to be insertable into a cavity formed in a vehicle hood. The helical portion is structured to be rotatable with respect to the hood so that contact between the hood and the helical portion during insertion of the helical portion into the cavity causes a rotation of the helical portion from a first rotational position to a second rotational position different from the first rotational position. The locking mechanism is also structured so that the helical portion is rotatable from the second rotational position back to the first rotational position when the helical portion becomes positioned inside the cavity.