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US 8,770,334 B2Granted
Motor vehicle body with active hood
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorUlrich Rick
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Abstract
A motor vehicle body is provided. The motor vehicle body includes a front hood with an outer skin and a stiffening layer arranged under the outer skin and attached to the outer skin. The motor vehicle body also includes an actuator for lifting up the front hood during an accident, which is accommodated in a recess in the stiffening layer.
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A motor vehicle body, comprising:
- an outer skin;
- a front hood encompassing a stiffening layer arranged under the outer skin and attached to the outer skin;
- an actuator for lifting up the front hood during an accident, wherein the actuator is housed in a recess in the stiffening layer and configured to project downward;
- and
- a lid covering the actuator when the actuator is in an idle state, the lid configured to project downward from the front hood when the actuator is expanded.
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A motor vehicle, comprising:
- a body having an outer skin;
- a front hood encompassing a stiffening layer arranged under the outer skin and attached to the outer skin;
- an actuator including an expandable element for lifting up the front hood during an accident,
- wherein the actuator is housed in a recess in the stiffening layer and configured to project downward;
- and
- a lid covering the actuator when the actuator is in an idle state, the lid configured to project downward from the front hood when the actuator is expanded.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.