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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2014
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masayuki Nomura, Nagakute, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle pop-up hood device includes a pair of actuators that move a front hood from a closed position to a lifted position, and a single hood lock device that is disposed at a vehicle width direction intermediate portion between the pair of actuators, that includes an anchor recess to which a hood striker is anchored, and a latch, and that is configured so as to be capable of moving from the closed position to the lifted position together with the front hood. The vehicle pop-up hood device further includes a fixing device that fixes the hood lock device in the closed position; and a fixing release device that releases the fixing of the hood lock device by the fixing device in conjunction with actuation of the actuators.