Hood latch apparatus for vehicle

A hood latch apparatus for a vehicle comprising:

• a housing having entrance guide recesses at a front portion and a rear portion of the housing, respectively, to allow a striker to enter;
• a first support shaft and a second support shaft disposed at both sides of the entrance guide recesses, respectively, while both ends of each of the first support shaft and the second support shaft are supported at the front portion and the rear portion of the housing;
• a claw rotatably connected to the first support shaft in the housing and configured to catch and restrain the striker entering an inside of the housing or release the restraint of the striker;
• a pawl rotatably connected to the second support shaft in the housing and configured to restrain the claw or release the restraint of the claw;
• a safety hook rotatably connected to the second support shaft in the housing and configured to restrict opening of a hood by catching the striker that is lifted after the restraint by the claw is released;
• and
• a safety lever having one end thereof rotatably supported on a third support shaft, which is disposed inside the housing, the safety lever including:
• a user manipulation portion extending to an outside of the housing;
• and
• a pressing portion for pressing a lower portion of the safety hook to rotate the safety hook in a restraint releasing direction during a rotation operation.