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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2010
Himanshu H. Mehta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory S. Erwin, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David E. Thomas, Clarkston, MI (US);
Alvin N. Standard, Clarkston, MI (US);
Himanshu H. Mehta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gregory S. Erwin, Shelby Township, MI (US);
David E. Thomas, Clarkston, MI (US);
Alvin N. Standard, Clarkston, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A hood hinge assembly is provided for operatively attaching a hood to a vehicle. The assembly includes a base link configured to be coupled to the vehicle; a deploy link coupled to the base link; and a hood link coupled to the deploy link and configured to be coupled to the hood. In a first transition from a first position into a second position, the base link and the deploy link pivot with one another relative to the base link, and, in a second transition from the first position into a third position, the hood link pivots relative to the deploy link.