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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Sakae Sasaki, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/512 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/512 ;
Abstract
A vehicular hood apparatus includes a hood provided on a front part of a vehicle, and an actuator. The hood is lifted a predetermined amount when the vehicle hits an obstacle. The actuator includes a piston rod for pushing the hood upwardly, and a rod retaining means. When the piston rod arrives in an uppermost position, the rod retaining means holds the piston rod in the uppermost position.