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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2011
Applicant:
Ulrich Rick, Braunweiler, DE;
Inventor:
Ulrich Rick, Braunweiler, DE;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/38 (2011.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01); B62D 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/38 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01); B62D 25/105 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator is provided for raising the front hood of a vehicle having at least one extension part, by whose extension movement the front hood of the vehicle can be raised or is raised. It is provided that the extension part is at least partially formed by a planar formation, which is deformable from a first shape (e.g., a starting shape) into a second shape (e.g., an intermediate shape or final shape) to raise the front hood. Furthermore, a motor vehicle is provided that has an actuator for raising the vehicle front hood and a pedestrian protection system for a vehicle.