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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Thomas J. Domlovil, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Christopher R. Hartley, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert R. Blanchard, Fenton, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A front end structure includes a hinge having a body attachment part fixed to a hood ledge at a first location, a hood attachment part attached to a hood, and a connecting part hingedly connecting the body attachment part and the hood attachment part. A restraining member is attached to one of the hood ledge and the hood, and a contact portion is formed on the other of the hood ledge and the hood. The restraining member is located adjacent the contact portion while the hood is in the closed position. The contact portion engages the restraining member at a second location forward of the first location to restrain movement of a rear corner of the hood upon application of a prescribed force on a front corner of the hood that deforms the hood in a rearward direction and an inboard direction while the hood is in the closed position.