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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2024
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
William Kirk Robinson, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Marcus Edward Merideth, Irvine, CA (US);
Brendan White, Irvine, CA (US);
Suhant Ranga, Irvine, CA (US);
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus may be used to release a hood of a vehicle. In one or more implementations, the vehicle detects a pedestrian and the apparatus releases the hood. The apparatus may include a biasing component that, when released, provides a force to another component to release the hood. In order to release the biasing component, the apparatus may include shape memory alloy that deforms when heated. As an exemplary heating method, the vehicle may include a sensor that detects the pedestrian and provides a signal in the form of electrical current that passes through the shape memory allow. The hood may release prior to the pedestrian contacting the hood.