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US 12,654,779 B2Granted
Front hood assembly
AssigneeSubaru Corporation
InventorChristopher Ryan
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject technology relate to a hood assembly for a vehicle. The hood assembly includes a hood and a storage member attached to a lower surface of the hood. The hood assembly is configured for storage of one or more items in or on the storage member.
Claims14
A front hood assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a front hood;
- and
- a storage member attached to a lower surface of the front hood, and configured to store an item therein,
- wherein the storage member is configured to be placed at the lower surface of the front hood when the front hood is closed, and be movable to descend when the front hood is open,
- wherein the storage member has an upper side which faces the lower surface of the front hood, the storage member being configured to store the item on or in the upper side thereof,
- wherein the storage member is configured such that the item is accessible from the upper side of the storage member when the storage member has descended,
- wherein the front hood assembly further comprises a motor configured to control movement of the storage member with respect to the front hood such that the storage member descends or ascends, and
- wherein the motor is controlled to stop the movement of the storage member when an unexpected load is applied to the storage member.
5 more elements
A vehicle comprising a front hood assembly, the front hood assembly comprising:
- a front hood;
- and
- a storage member attached to a lower/inner surface of the front hood, the storage member configured to store an item therein,
- wherein the storage member is configured to be placed at the lower surface of the front hood when the front hood is closed, and be movable to descend when the front hood is open,
- wherein the storage member has an upper side which faces the lower surface of the front hood, the storage member being configured to store the item on or in the upper side thereof,
- wherein the storage member is configured such that the item is accessible from the upper side of the storage member when the storage member has descended,
- wherein the front hood assembly further comprises a motor configured to control movement of the storage member with respect to the front hood such that the storage member descends or ascends, and
- wherein the motor is controlled to stop the movement of the storage member when an unexpected load is applied to the storage member.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.