Active hood hinge device for vehicles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9855916-B2
Application number	US-201615151756-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2016
Priority date	Dec 17, 2013
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is an active hood hinge device for vehicles. The active hood hinge device includes an actuator bracket rotatably coupled to a mounting bracket of a vehicle body at one side, a locking lever rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket and driven by an operating force of an actuator, a long link rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, and unfolded and rotated from the actuator bracket by a rotating force of the locking lever, and a hood bracket rotatably coupled with the long link and fixedly coupled to a hood panel at opposite sides.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An active hood hinge device for vehicles, comprising:
an actuator bracket rotatably coupled to a mounting bracket of a vehicle body at one side thereof;
a locking lever rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, wherein the locking lever is driven by an operating force of an actuator;
a long link rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, wherein the long link is unfolded and rotated from the actuator bracket by a rotating force of the locking lever;
a hood bracket rotatably coupled with the long link and fixedly coupled to a hood panel at opposite sides thereof;
a short link engaged with the locking lever at one side thereof and rotatably coupled to the hood bracket at the other side thereof, wherein the short link is configured to restrict a motion of the locking lever to maintain an initial state of the locking lever when the actuator is not operated, and to be disconnected from the locking lever to allow the locking lever to rotate when the actuator is operated; and
a stopper bracket rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, wherein the stopper bracket is configured to restrict a motion of the locking lever to maintain an initial state of the locking lever when the actuator is not operated and to be disconnected from the locking lever so that the stopper bracket rotates when the locking lever rotates as the actuator is operated,
wherein the locking lever is configured to come into contact with the long link to rotate the long link to lift up the hood bracket when the locking lever is disconnected from the short link and the stopper bracket and rotates as the actuator is operated, and
wherein the long link is integrally provided with a link contact for contact with the locking lever that is rotating.

2. An active hood hinge device for vehicles, comprising:
an actuator bracket rotatably coupled to a mounting bracket of a vehicle body at one side thereof;
a locking lever rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, wherein the locking lever is driven by an operating force of an actuator;
a long link rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, wherein the long link is unfolded and rotated from the actuator bracket by a rotating force of the locking lever;
a hood bracket rotatably coupled with the long link and fixedly coupled to a hood panel at opposite sides thereof;
a short link engaged with the locking lever at one side thereof and rotatably coupled to the hood bracket at the other side thereof, wherein the short link is configured to restrict a motion of the locking lever to maintain an initial state of the locking lever when the actuator is not operated, and to be disconnected from the locking lever to allow the locking lever to rotate when the actuator is operated; and
a stopper bracket rotatably coupled to the actuator bracket, wherein the stopper bracket is configured to restrict a motion of the locking lever to maintain an initial state of the locking lever when the actuator is not operated, and to be disconnected from the locking lever so that the stopper bracket rotates when the locking lever rotates as the actuator is operated,
wherein the long link and the stopper bracket respectively have a link fixing protrusion and a stopper protrusion to be engaged with the link fixing protrusion, to maintain a lifting motion of the hood bracket when the hood bracket is being lifted up as the long link rotates with the operation of the actuator.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Hwang In

Classifications

• G06F1/16

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• B60R21/38 Primary

  using means for lifting bonnets · CPC title

• E05D11/00

  Additional features or accessories of hinges {(edge protecting devices E06B3/88)} · CPC title

• E05Y2900/536

  Hoods · CPC title

• E05D3/16

  with seven parallel pins and four arms · CPC title