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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Takakura, Yokohama, JP;
Eiji Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Yorimitsu Hirata, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Mitsuru Wakiie, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Arihiro Furumoto, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Takashi Ebisugi, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Takakura, Yokohama, JP;
Eiji Shimizu, Yokohama, JP;
Yorimitsu Hirata, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Mitsuru Wakiie, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Arihiro Furumoto, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Takashi Ebisugi, Fuchu-cho, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle safety device () includes an actuator () which thrusts a hood () upward from underside at a point close to a rear end of the hood () to raise the same by a specific amount when an obstacle is detected, and a mechanical connector () which connects the rear end of the hood () to the vehicle body (), the mechanical connector () being structured such that, when the actuator () raises the rear end of the hood (), the mechanical connector () extends while swinging about a pivot (P) by which the mechanical connector () is joined to the vehicle body (). The mechanical connector () includes a rod (), and a locking part () having a through hole () in which the rod () is inserted. The locking part () engages with the rod () in such a manner that the rod () can move in only one direction in which the rod () is extracted from the locking part (), and the rod () is disengaged from the locking part () when turned about a longitudinal axis.