Resettable pop-up system for a closure panel

A counterbalanced hinge system for rotatably attaching a closure panel to a body for rotation about a rotation axis, the counterbalanced hinge system comprising:

• a latch system selectively interconnecting the closure panel and the body, wherein the latch system is operable to selectively couple the closure panel to the body when the closure panel is disposed in a closed position, and wherein the latch system is operable to selectively release the closure panel relative to the body to allow the closure panel to move from the closed position into an open position;
• a pop-up system coupled to the closure panel and including a pop-up spring moveable from an un-sprung position into a sprung position to apply an opening force to the closure panel to move the closure panel out of the closed position simultaneously with the latch system selectively releasing the closure panel;
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• a reset system including a rack and pinion gear drive operable to convert rotational movement of the closure panel into linear movement of the connecting cable along a path, and a connecting cable interconnecting the rack and pinion gear drive and the pop-up system, wherein the rack and pinion gear drive is operable to convert a portion of the assist torque applied by the counterbalanced hinge system into linear motion of the connecting cable to move the pop-up system from the sprung position into the un-sprung position automatically upon the closure panel moving into the open position;
• wherein the pop-up spring is disposed in a compressed state to store energy when disposed in the un-sprung position, and wherein the pop-up spring is disposed in an un-compressed state when disposed in the sprung position;
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• wherein the linear movement of the connecting cable along the path in a first linear direction moves the pop-up spring from the un-compressed state into the compressed state.