Securing device for front hoods, comprising an electric drive

A safety device for a front hood of a motor vehicle, the safety device comprising:

• a hood latch having a latch holder that is arranged on the front hood and movable between an opening position in which the front hood is opened and a closure position in which the front hood is bolted, respectively, and a catch that is movable between a pre-ratchet position and a main ratchet position in which the catch is directly engageable with the latch holder in the closure position,
• an electrical drive which causes switching of the catch from the main ratchet position into the pre-ratchet position, wherein when the catch is in the pre-ratchet position, the latch holder is in an intermediate position between the closure position in which the front hood is bolted and the opening position, in which the latch holder is released from direct engagement with the catch and the front hood is unbolted and manually movable,
• a handle directly attached to the latch holder which enables manual operation of the latch holder from the closure position to the opening position when the catch is in the pre-ratchet position, and
• a pawl engageable with the catch, wherein the electrical drive includes a first electromotor having an output socket gear that is engageable with a pinion gear drive of the catch, and a second electromotor having a pawl output socket gear that is engageable with a pawl pinion gear drive of the pawl.

A safety device for a front hood of a motor vehicle, the safety device comprising:

• a hood latch having a latch holder that is arranged on the front hood and movable between an opening position in which the front hood is opened and a closure position in which the front hood is bolted, respectively, and a catch that is movable between a pre-ratchet position and a main ratchet position in which the catch is directly engageable with the latch holder in the closure position,
• an electrical drive which causes switching of the catch from the main ratchet position into the pre-ratchet position, wherein when the catch is in the pre-ratchet position, the latch holder is in an intermediate position between the closure position in which the front hood is bolted and the opening position, in which the latch holder is released from direct engagement with the catch and the front hood is unbolted and manually movable,
• a handle directly attached to the latch holder which enables manual operation of the latch holder from the closure position to the opening position when the catch is in the pre-ratchet position, and
• a pawl engageable with the catch, wherein the electrical drive includes a first electromotor having an output gear that is engageable with a gear drive of the catch, and a second electromotor having a pawl output gear that is engageable with a gear drive of the pawl.