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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Magna Closures, Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Inventors:
Thomas Wood, Midland, CA;
Andrew R. McIntyre, Midland, CA;
Assignee:
Magna Closures, Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/12 (2006.01); B60R 21/38 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/1207 (2013.01); B60R 21/38 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active hinge including a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body. A hood bracket is provided for rotational attachment to a vehicle hood. An actuator is provided for selectively transitioning the active hood hinge from a normal mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is restricted, to an active pedestrian mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is unrestricted.