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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Kenji Tsushima, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Mekuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Kuno, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine hood structure including a hood panel, and a porous metal layer disposed on an inside of the hood panel. The porous metal layer has a density increased in a direction extending from an outer periphery of the engine hood structure toward a central portion of the engine hood structure. The porous metal layer is constructed such that a plateau stress generated in the porous metal layer upon a compression test is increased in a direction extending from an outer periphery of the engine hood structure toward a central portion of the engine hood structure.