Vehicle bonnets

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1996-03-06

1997-12-16

Johnson, Brian L.

Motor vehicles

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180274, 16371, 16222, B62D 2512

Patent

active

056974671

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle bonnet assembly has a bonnet hinged to the vehicle body by means of a hinge assembly including a first link pivoted intermediate of its extremities to the vehicle body and second and third links pivoted at one end, each to a different end of the first link, and at their other ends to the bonnet, the links being arranged such that when the bonnet is closed, the bonnet will move rearwardly upon an impact above a predetermined magnitude being applied to the leading edge of the bonnet, the links pivoting to lift the trailing edge of the bonnet, the bonnet pivoting between an open and closed position about the pivotal connection of the first link to the vehicle body.

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Abstract of Japanese vol. 8, No. 61 (M-284) (1498) 23 Mar. 1984 Abstract JP-A-58 211 975 (Nissan) Dec. 12, 1983.

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