# US 2026/0091718 A1 · Vehicle having a convertible front hood > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0091718 A1 - Document ID: US20260091718A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/338,105 - Filed: 2025-09-24 - Published: 2026-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2024-10-01 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Michael Georg Figura; Torsten Kluge; Klaus Achterberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260091718A1 ## CPC - B60N 3/001: {of tables or trays} - B62D 25/12: Parts or details thereof (locks E05B, {E05B83/16; devices for holding open E05C17/00, e.g. while carrying oversize objects E05C17/042}; hinges E05D; counterbalancing means E05F; {checks, stops, buffers E05F5/00; } springs, {e.g. pneumatic springs} F16F) - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract An assembly includes a first hood portion supportable by a vehicle structure and a second hood portion that is pivotable relative to the first hood portion about an axis between a closed position and a usage position. The second hood portion having an outside surface and an inside surface opposite the outside surface. A pivoting and holding device attaches the second hood portion to the vehicle structure such that the second hood portion is pivoted about the pivot axis from the closed position into the usage position that comprises a table position in which the inside surface has been pivoted outward and protrudes beyond the first hood portion. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An assembly comprising: a first hood portion supportable by a vehicle structure; a second hood portion pivotable relative to the first hood portion about a pivot axis between a closed position and a usage position, the second hood portion having an outside surface and an inside surface opposite the outside surface; and a pivoting and holding device that attaches the second hood portion to the vehicle structure such that the second hood portion is pivoted about the pivot axis from the closed position into the usage position that comprises a table position in which the inside surface has been pivoted outward and protrudes beyond the first hood portion. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the pivoting and holding device is arranged within a compartment underneath the second hood portion when in the closed position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the pivoting and holding device comprises a multi-link mechanism. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein the multi-link mechanism comprises at least a hood strut that is attached to the second hood portion and a structure strut that is attached to the vehicle structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The assembly as recited in claim 4, wherein the hood strut has a hood strut front end and a hood strut rear end, and wherein the structure strut has a structure strut front end and a structure strut rear end, and wherein the multi-link mechanism comprises a front lever and a rear lever, and when in the table position: the front lever has front lever forward end coupled to the hood strut front end and a front lever rearward end coupled to the structure strut front end; and the rear lever has a rear lever forward end coupled to the hood strut rear end and a rear lever rearward end coupled to the structure strut rear end. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein the hood strut rear end is higher relative to ground level than the hood strut front end when in the table position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The assembly as recited in claim 5, wherein the structure strut has an inclination, with the structure strut rear end being arranged higher relative to ground level than the structure strut front end when in the table position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the pivoting and holding device comprises a pivot lever and a support element. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The assembly as recited in claim 8, wherein the support element comprises an arm that extends downward toward ground when in the table position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the inside surface of the second hood portion is arranged parallel to ground level when in the table position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein the inside surface of the second hood portion is flat. ### Claim 12 A vehicle comprising: a front compartment; a front hood supportable by a vehicle structure, wherein the front hood closes the front compartment; a hood portion pivotable relative to the front hood about a pivot axis between a closed position and a usage position, the hood portion having an outside surface and an inside surface opposite the outside surface; and a pivoting and holding device that attaches the hood portion to the vehicle structure such that the hood portion is pivoted about the pivot axis from the closed position into the usage position that comprises a table position in which the inside surface has been pivoted outward and protrudes beyond the front hood. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The vehicle as recited in claim 12, wherein: the inside surface faces the front compartment and the outside surface faces outer surroundings of the vehicle when in the closed position; and the outside surface faces ground level and the inside surface faces the outer surroundings when in the table position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vehicle as recited in claim 13, wherein the inside surface of the hood portion is arranged parallel to ground level when in the table position. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The vehicle as recited in claim 13, wherein the inside surface of the hood portion is flat. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The vehicle as recited in claim 12, wherein the pivoting and holding device is arranged within the front compartment when in the closed position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The vehicle as recited in claim 12, wherein the pivoting and holding device comprises a multi-link mechanism that includes at least a hood strut that is attached to the hood portion, a structure strut that is attached to the vehicle structure, a front lever connecting ends of the hood strut and the structure strut to each other, and a rear lever connecting opposite ends of the hood strut and the structure strut to each other. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The vehicle as recited in claim 12, wherein the pivoting and holding device comprises a pivot lever and a support element. ### Claim 19 A method comprising: supporting a first hood portion on a vehicle structure; attaching a second hood portion to the first hood portion for pivoting movement about a pivot axis between a closed position and a usage position, the second hood portion having an outside surface and an inside surface opposite the outside surface; and attaching the second hood portion to the vehicle structure with a pivoting and holding device such that the second hood portion is pivoted about the pivot axis from the closed position into the usage position that comprises a table position in which the inside surface has been pivoted outward and protrudes beyond the first hood portion. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the inside surface is flat, and including using a multi-link mechanism associated with the second hood portion and the vehicle structure to orientate the inside surface to be parallel to ground level when in the table position.