Primary and secondary hood latch with pop-up and presenter lever

Abstract

A latch mechanism for a vehicle closure panel hingedly mounts to a vehicle body panel and latches the closure panel in a closed position. A striker post is rotatably connected to one panel. A handle is mounted to the striker post and allows the striker post to be manually rotated, when the handle extends outwardly in an extended position. A striker guide is mounted on the other panel and has an open ended slot therein engaged by the striker post upon closing movement of the closure panel. The slot is angularly disposed to rotate the striker post from the extended position upon movement of the closure panel toward the closed position. A primary latch engages the striker post to hold the closure panel in the closed position and is releasable to allow movement of the closure panel from the closed position toward an opened position. A pop-up spring moves the closure panel from the closed position toward the open position so that the slot rotates the striker post toward the extended position. A retaining abutment projects into the slot for limiting the movement of the striker post upward in the slot, thereby limiting the closure panel movement toward the open position until manual movement of the handle disengages the striker post from the retaining abutment which allows further opening movement of the vehicle closure panel.