Vehicle pop up hood apparatus

Abstract

In a configuration in which a rod is extended by an actuator and raises a hood at a time of a collision with a collision body, when a collision load greater than a predetermined value is input to near a hood pushed up area, the collision energy is efficiently absorbed. In a state in which a hood () is maintained in a pushed up position, when a collision load equal to or greater than a predetermined value is input from a hood upper side, a distal end portion () of a rod () slides towards a vehicle rear side along a pushed up surface () of a hood rear portion, while deforming the rod () by bending, thereby absorbing collision energy. At this time, before a base of a hinge arm () contacts a cowl top side (), distal end portion () of rod () catches against a bending portion () such that rod () is bent further. As a result, when distal end portion () catches against bending portion (), an intermediate reactive force is generated and a base contact load at a final stage of energy absorption can be decreased.