Front flap hinge for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle comprising a front flap hinge of this type
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsDario Chirico, Stefan Putz, Marko Riedlbeck
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Abstract
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 upper part comprises a guide element in which a guide counter element of the front flap securing element is guided in a first crash scenario. The guide counter element can be removed from the guide element in a second crash scenario. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising a front flap hinge of this type.
Claims9
A front flap hinge for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an upper hinge portion;
- and,
- a front flap securing element which can be secured to a front flap of the motor vehicle and which is connected to the upper hinge portion so as to be able to be pivoted about a first pivot axis which extends in the transverse direction;
- wherein the upper hinge portion comprises a guiding element in which a guiding counter-element of the front flap securing element is guided in a first crash instance;
- and,
- wherein the guiding counter-element can be removed from the guiding element in a second crash instance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.