Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1992-11-23
1993-12-28
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
296192, 180 692, B62D 2508
Patent
active
052733416
ABSTRACT:
A hood apparatus for covering an engine compartment of an automotive vehicle having a windshield, a ventilation opening disposed forward of the windshield and a cross rail member disposed between the ventilation opening and the engine compartment is disclosed. The apparatus includes a closure projection secured to the bottom face of the hood member at a predetermined location along the trailing edge of the hood member and disposed generally parallel to the transverse axis of the vehicle. The closure projection includes a generally planar web depending vertically from the bottom face of the hood member and having one edge secured thereto. A seal between the closure projection of the hood and a matingly shaped cross rail member of the vehicle body structure prevents engine compartment fumes from entering the passenger compartment ventilation opening. When the hood is opened, the closure projection moves upward and rearward to provide a clear engine service access path.
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Coppiellie Raymond L.
Ford Motor Company
May Roger L.
Pape Joseph D.
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