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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
May. 08, 2007
Mark O. Neal, Rochester, MI (US);
Mark A. Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Dorel M. Sala, Troy, MI (US);
Jenne-tai Wang, Rochester, MI (US);
Heath Knight-newbury, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mark O. Neal, Rochester, MI (US);
Mark A. Kramarczyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Dorel M. Sala, Troy, MI (US);
Jenne-Tai Wang, Rochester, MI (US);
Heath Knight-Newbury, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A hood elevation system for a vehicle includes an actuator configured to selectively move at least a portion of a vehicle hood between an elevated and a retracted position. The hood elevation system also includes a motor and a spring. The spring biases the hood toward its elevated position, and the motor is configured to retract the hood, thereby compressing the spring.