Hood and storage compartment for a vehicle

A trunk assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• a stowage compartment disposed within the vehicle, the stowage compartment including a base portion and a sidewall encircling the base portion, wherein the sidewall defines a stowage compartment opening;
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• a hood operable between an opened position and a closed position, the hood further comprising:
• an outer panel;
• an inner panel coupled to the hood outer panel, wherein the hood outer panel extends over an outer periphery of the hood inner panel;
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• a waterfall structure integrally formed with a front section of the hood inner panel and extending outward from the front section, the waterfall structure abutting the sidewall to define a sealed interface when the hood is in the closed position;
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• a palm dimpler at least partially disposed on a top portion of the waterfall structure, the palm dimpler at least partially coupling the outer panel to the inner panel, wherein the palm dimpler includes an upper portion and a lower portion extending downward from the upper portion, and wherein the upper portion abuts a top surface of the inner panel and the lower portion abuts the waterfall structure.

A hood for a vehicle, comprising:

• an outer panel;
• an inner panel coupled to the outer panel, wherein the outer panel extends over an outer periphery of the inner panel, wherein the inner panel includes an inner panel lip extending around an outer periphery of the inner panel;
• a waterfall structure extending outward from a front section of the inner panel;
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• a first recess defined on the front section of the inner panel and proximate a side of the waterfall structure and a second recess defined on an opposing side of the waterfall structure,
• wherein the inner panel lip is proximate the first recess and the second recess and at least partially extends beyond the waterfall structure.

A hood for a vehicle, comprising:

• an outer panel;
• an inner panel coupled to the outer panel, wherein the outer panel extends over an outer periphery of the inner panel;
• a waterfall structure extending outward from a front section of the inner panel, wherein the waterfall structure includes a top portion, a middle portion, and a bottom portion, and wherein the bottom portion includes a first section obliquely extending from the middle portion and a second section extending from the first section in a direction parallel to the middle portion;
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• a palm dimpler at least partially disposed on the waterfall structure, the palm dimpler at least partially coupling the outer panel to the inner panel, wherein the palm dimpler includes an upper portion and a lower portion extending downward from the upper portion, and wherein the upper portion abuts a top surface of the inner panel and the lower portion abuts the top portion of the waterfall structure.

A trunk assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• a stowage compartment disposed within the vehicle, the stowage compartment defining a stowage compartment opening;
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• a hood operable between an opened position and a closed position, the hood further comprising:
• an outer panel;
• an inner panel coupled to the hood outer panel, wherein the hood outer panel extends over an outer periphery of the hood inner panel;
• a waterfall structure integrally formed with a front section of the hood inner panel and extending outward from the front section, the waterfall structure abutting the stowage compartment to at least partially seal the stowage compartment opening when the hood is in the closed position;
• a palm dimpler at least partially disposed on the waterfall structure, the palm dimpler at least partially coupling the outer panel to the inner panel;
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• a first plurality of protrusions defined on the front section of the inner panel and the waterfall structure and a second plurality of protrusions defined on the palm dimpler, wherein the second plurality of protrusions overlap the first plurality of protrusions to at least partially coupled the palm dimpler to the inner panel.