A vehicular front fascia system includes an active hood system and a vehicular front fascia. The front fascia includes an exterior body structure providing a leading surface of a vehicle equipped with the vehicular front fascia system, a compliant mechanism disposed interior of the exterior body…
A hinge assembly is provided to lift a hood of a vehicle relative to a vehicle body in anticipation of, during, or right after a collision has occurred to cushion contact with a pedestrian. The hood selectively covers a compartment of the vehicle when in a secured position. The hinge assembly…
A vehicle hood lifter and airbag assembly according to various implementations includes a housing having a first end, a second end, and a wall extending from the first end to the second end. The wall comprises an inner surface and an outer surface and defines a gas exit orifice disposed between the…
A safety device in a vehicle is provided. The safety device comprises a modular actuator (100) comprising a housing (1) having a first end (2), a piston (4) adapted to fit in the housing (1) and being configured to be moved from a retracted position to an extended position, and a gas generator…
A safety device in a vehicle is provided. The safety device comprises an actuator (100; 100') comprising a housing (1; 1'), a piston arrangement (12; 12') fitted in the housing and being movable from a retracted position to an extended position, a gas generator (10; 10') and a power connector (8…
In at least some implementations, a vehicle includes a body having a front end, a front compartment and a hood received over at least part of the front compartment. A hood moving assembly is coupled to the hood to move the hood away from the front compartment and from a closed position. A thermal…
A front flap hinge for a motor vehicle comprises a hinge upper part and a front flap securing element which can be secured to a front flap of the motor vehicle and is connected to the hinge upper part such that it can swivel about a first pivot axis extending in a transverse direction. The hinge…
The present disclosure relates to a latch assembly (1) for a hood (3) of a vehicle comprising a first plate (10) comprising an elongated slot (11) extending in a horizontal direction (H), a second plate (20), a first member (30) being mechanically connected to the second plate (20), the first…
The disclosure relates to a storage assembly (16) for a vehicle (10), comprising a storage receptacle (18) being delimited by a bottom (24) and a number of lateral walls (26). Moreover, the storage assembly (16) comprises a lid (20). A sealing arrangement (28) may seal the storage receptacle (18)…
A drive device for a pivotable vehicle flap includes a flap part associated with the vehicle flap, a body part associated with a vehicle body and a hinge arrangement which hingedly connects the flap part and the body part, the hinge arrangement allowing the flap part to be pivoted about a first…
A drive device for a pivotable vehicle flap includes a flap part associated with the vehicle flap, a body part associated with a vehicle body and a hinge arrangement which hingedly connects the flap part and the body part. The hinge arrangement allows the flap part to be pivoted about a first axis…
A safety device for a safety device in a vehicle is provided. The safety device (100) comprises a housing (1) having a first end (2) and a second end (3), a piston (4) adapted to fit in the housing (1) and being configured to be moved from a retracted position to an extended position, and a gas…
A safety device in a vehicle is provided. The safety device comprises an actuator (100) comprising a housing (1) having a first end (2) and a second end (3), a piston arrangement (5) comprising a piston (5a) and a piston rod (5b) having a supporting element (18) projecting outside the housing (1)…
Ein pyrotechnischer Aktuator hat ein Aktuatorgehäuse (2), einen darin verschiebbaren Kolben (5) und einen Gasgenerator (4) mit Zünder, Treibladung und Treibladungsgehäuse (1). Erfindungsgemäß weist das Treibladungsgehäuse (1) eine Sollbruchstelle (3) in Form einer radial umlaufenden Verringerung…
A safety device in a vehicle is provided. The safety device comprises an actuator (100) comprising a housing (1) having a first end (2) and a second end (3), a piston arrangement (5) comprising a piston (5a) and a piston rod (5b), the piston arrangement (5) being adapted to fit in the housing (1)…
A hinge assembly is provided to lift a hood of a vehicle relative to a vehicle body in anticipation of, during, or right after a collision has occurred to cushion contact with a pedestrian. The hood selectively covers a compartment of the vehicle when in a secured position. The hinge assembly…
A pedestrian protection automotive hood hinge comprises a release assembly which comprises a retainer supported by one of a first member and a second member and a releasable pin supported by the other of the one of the first and second members. The releasable pin is captured in the retainer in the…
A hinge device is provided for a front hood of a motor vehicle. The front hood can be opened and closed by way of the hinge device, and the front hood can be adjusted from a normal position into a protective position in the event of a collision. The hinge device has a single front hood control link…
A drive device for a vehicle flap, includes a flap part assigned to a vehicle flap, a body part assigned to a vehicle body, a joint arrangement connecting the flap part and the body part in an articulated manner, a first actuator coupled to the joint arrangement for opening and closing the vehicle…
An active hood system including an actuator configured to operate according to an output signal of an impact sensor, a pop-up link rotatably mounted on a mounting bracket based on a pop-up link rotation axis and configured to rotate based on the pop-up link rotation axis according to an operation…
An actuation system for facilitating opening and closing of a closure panel of a vehicle via a hinge, the actuation system comprising: a pop up safety system mounted to a body of the vehicle adjacent to the hinge, the pop up safety system including a bracket connected to the closure panel; and a…
An apparatus for warning the collision of a vehicle includes an information acquirer configured to acquire information on a surrounding object and information on a vehicle, and a controller configured to generate collision predicting information for the surrounding object, based on the information…
Technology is provided which allows the amount of a hood protruding forward from a striker to be reduced at a normal time before the pop-up hood system is operated, and allowing the stroke when the front end of the hood rotates downward when the pop-up hood system is operated to be reduced, such…
A deployable flap hinge includes a flap part () corresponding to a flap (A). The flap part () has a flap upper part () and a flap lower part (), a body part () corresponding to a vehicle body (B), a first joint assembly () connecting the flap part () and the body part () in an articulated manner…
An active hinge including a hood bracket for attachment to a vehicle hood and a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body. A deploy bracket is pivotally attached to the hood bracket and the body bracket. The hood bracket is pivotable relative to the deploy bracket between a non-deployed…
A hinge base member () and a hinge upper member () of a hinge () for an engine hood () are provided with main bodies () each having a laterally facing major plane, and link members () are connected between the main bodies of the hinge base member and the hinge upper member and overlies the main…
The invention relates to a front part (2) of a vehicle (1) comprising a structure (3), a hood (4) equipped with a latch (8), means (5) for lifting said hood (4) located at the rear thereof, and means (6) for rotation located at the front of said hood (4), said lifting means (5) being activated in…
The present disclosure relates to a hinge arrangement (11) adapted to be located at a rear end portion (17) of a bonnet (5) of a vehicle. The bonnet is displaceable between a closed position and a deployed position. The hinge arrangement is transitable between a normal position and a deployed…
A hood latch assembly (1) is provided comprising a first member (3) arranged to be mounted to a body member within an engine compartment of a vehicle (4). The first member comprises a lock mechanism (5). The hood latch assembly (1) further comprises a second member (7) arranged to be mounted to the…
An actuator (21) includes a gas generator (70) that generates an actuating gas when actuated, a housing section (22) that houses and holds the gas generator and a pressing section (52) that is deployable with an actuating gas in such a fashion as to move forward relative to the housing section and…