Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hood energy management apparatus for hood overslam protection and flush fit
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Application No.: US15427925Application Date: 2017-02-08
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Publication No.: US10344518B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Alfonso Hickman Guevara , Raul Ezequiel Alvarez Ruiz
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: King & Schickli PLLC
- Agent Jason Rogers; Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: E05F5/02
- IPC: E05F5/02 ; E05F3/02 ; B62D25/10 ; B62D25/12 ; E05F5/06
Abstract:
A hood energy management apparatus includes an energy dissipation feature having a magnetic component and a pneumatic component as well as a hood bumper carried on the energy dissipation feature. A related method of managing hood closing energy and also automatically providing proper hood fit and finish is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180223581A1 HOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS FOR HOOD OVERSLAM PROTECTION AND FLUSH FIT Public/Granted day:2018-08-09
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