Hood latch assembly for front end module of vehicle
AssigneeHalla Climate Control Corporation
InventorsWon-Sub So, Dae-Bok Kwan
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Abstract
A hood latch assembly for a front end module of a vehicle includes a hood latch, which locks a striker of a hood, installed at an upper horizontal portion of a front panel of the front end module formed of upper and lower horizontal portions and a vertical portion connecting the left and right sides of the upper and lower horizontal portions. The first release cable has one end connected to a release lever disposed at a driver's seat. The first release cable is installed at the upper horizontal portion of the front panel to be capable of sliding. A second release cable has one end connected to the hood latch. A connection unit is installed at the other end portions of the first and second release cables, which connects or separates the first and second release cables.
Claims18
A hood latch assembly for a front end module of a vehicle, said hood latch assembly comprising:
- a hood latch for lockingly engaging a striker of a hood of said vehicle, said hood latch being installed at an upper horizontal portion of a front panel of the front end module, said front panel being formed of said upper horizontal portion, a lower horizontal portion and at least one vertical portion connecting the upper and lower horizontal portions;
- a first release cable having opposite end portions one of which is connected to a release lever;
- a second release cable having opposite end portions one of which is connected to the hood latch;
- a connection unit installed at the other end portions of the first and second release cables, the first and second release cables being detachably connected by said connection unit;
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- a cable support unit which supports the first and second release cables on the front panel of the front end module so that said first and second release cables are slidable with respect to said front panel;
- wherein the cable supporting unit has at least a cable support member having a through hole, through which the cables slidably pass, and being supported by a reinforcement rib of the front panel.
A hood latch assembly for a front end module of a vehicle, said hood latch assembly comprising:
- a hood latch installed at the front end module of the vehicle;
- a release lever installed inside the vehicle;
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- a release cable connecting the release lever and the hood latch, said release cable comprising at least first and second segments detachably coupled together by at least one connection unit;
- wherein the connection unit comprises:
- an enlarged portion formed at an end portion of the first segment and having a diameter greater than a diameter of the release cable in the first segment;
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- a hub formed at an end portion of the second segment, said hub and said enlarged portion being detachably engaged with each other;
- wherein the hub comprises:
- a hollow body in which the enlarged portion is received;
- a slot extending through a wall of said hollow body, having opposite ends one of which is open to an end of said hollow body, and having a width greater than the diameter of the release cable in the first segment to allow the first segment of said release cable to pass through;
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- a locking groove formed at the other end of said slot, said locking groove having a width greater than the width of said slot but smaller than the diameter of the enlarged portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.