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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Dong Eun Cha, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin Young Yoon, Gimpo-si, KR;
Hong Heui Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seong Kwon Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Abstract
A hood-integrated vehicle body in which a hood, a bumper, and a fender are integrally formed into a single component so as to reduce the weight thereof is disclosed. The hood-integrated vehicle body includes a front vehicle body part, which is constructed such that a hood is integrally and rotatably connected to a front portion of the front vehicle body part and is openable at a rear side thereof, a lifting unit mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to rotate the hood, and a locking unit, which is mounted to the front part of the vehicle so as to selectively engage the hood with the front part of the vehicle such that the engagement of the hood is released so as to allow the hood to be opened by means of the lifting unit upon manipulation for opening the hood.