Bonnet displacement mechanism

A bonnet displacement mechanism for coupling a bonnet panel to a body structure of a vehicle, the bonnet displacement mechanism comprising;

• a hinge mechanism for elevating a rear edge of the bonnet panel from a normal position, in-use, to a deployed position, and for lowering the rear edge of the bonnet panel from the deployed position to a latched position wherein the position of the bonnet panel at said normal position is different to the bonnet at said latched position;
• a stud and a complementary guide for guiding the stud to control the elevating trajectory and the lowering trajectory of the bonnet panel;
• and
• a latch mechanism arranged to not latch the hinge mechanism in the normal position and to latch the hinge mechanism at the latched position,
• wherein the latch mechanism comprises a catch and a latch, wherein the catch is mis-aligned with the latch when the bonnet is in the normal position and the catch is aligned with the latch when the bonnet is in the latched position and wherein the stud forms the latch and the catch is arranged to engage and secure the stud at the latched position.