Automotive hood structure

Details Automotive hood structure Automotive hood structure

1997-05-19

1998-11-10

Johnson, Brian L.

Motor vehicles

Power

Hoods

180 6921, 248903, 292DIG14, 292DIG42, B62D 2512

Patent

active

058330240

ABSTRACT:
An object of an automotive hood structure of the present invention is to increase the hood strength and make it possible to decrease the sheet thickness of a hood inner 2 without the complicated shape of a hood inner 2 around a striker 3 or the increased size of the striker 3. A reinforcement 4, comprising a top flat portion 41 and flange portions 42, and the striker 3 are disposed between a hood outer 1 and the hood inner 2. A flange portion 31a of the striker 3 is lapped on the flange portion 42 of the reinforcement 4, and welded to the hood inner 2. The top flat portion 41 is fixedly bonded to the inside surface of the hood outer 1.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5535841 (1996-07-01), Cobes, Jr. et al.
patent: 5538094 (1996-07-01), Cobes, Jr. et al.

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