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US 2009/0152899 A1Published application
Body for a motor vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsVolker Scheuch, Werner Schmidt, Joachim Schäfer, Martin Zilg
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Abstract
A body for a motor vehicle comprises a frame, a bonnet connected on a first side to the frame by a hinge and on a second side by a bonnet lock, and at least one actuating element which can be extended in the event of an accident in order to raise the bonnet. The actuating element comprises a movable part acting on the first side of the bonnet. A catch of the bonnet lock is coupled to the movable part in order to release the bonnet lock (when said actuating element is extended.
Claims12
A body for a motor vehicle, comprising
- a frame, a bonnet connected to the frame on a first side by a hinge and on a second side by a bonnet lock, and
- at least one actuating element which can be extended in the event of an accident in order to raise the bonnet,
- wherein the actuating element comprises a movable part, acting on the first side of the bonnet, and that a catch of the bonnet lock is coupled to the movable part in order to release the bonnet lock upon the extension of this actuating element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.