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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Mattias Wallman, Varberg, SE;
Gunnar Hallneus, Gothenburg, SE;
Peter Blum, Partille, SE;
Anders Fredriksson, Gothenburg, SE;
Mats Erlingfors, Jorlanda, SE;
Peter Lindmark, Hisings backa, SE;
Mattias Wallman, Varberg, SE;
Gunnar Hallneus, Gothenburg, SE;
Peter Blum, Partille, SE;
Anders Fredriksson, Gothenburg, SE;
Mats Erlingfors, Jorlanda, SE;
Peter Lindmark, Hisings backa, SE;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hood latch structure () for a motor vehicle body having a soft-nose outer skin panel () and a hood () providing an overlying structure for a grille opening reinforcing front cross member (). The grille opening reinforcing front cross member () supports at least one hood latch () carried by a mounting member () protruding towards the front of the vehicle. Mounting member () is designed to collapse downwards (Z) causing the hood latch () to move downwards (Z) when subjected to longitudinal (X) loads above a predetermined threshold load distributed thereupon by the overlying structure such that the hood latch () moves away to provide a forgiving upper leg impact zone for the protection of pedestrians in the event of a collision with the motor vehicle.
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