Vehicle hood apparatus and method

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12258072
APP PUB NO 20230303185A1
SERIAL NO

17689531

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A vehicle hood assembly can include a vehicle body structure and a hood moveable with respect to the vehicle body structure from a closed state to an opened state. A first linkage can connect the hood to the vehicle body structure and include a first linkage aperture extending therethrough. A second linkage can connect the hood to the vehicle body structure and include a second linkage aperture extending therethrough. A central axis of the first linkage aperture can be coaxial with a central axis of the second linkage aperture if the hood is in the opened state. A key structure can be provided and configured to simultaneously fit into both the second linkage aperture and the first linkage aperture if the hood is in the opened state.

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HONDA MOTOR CO LTDTOKYO JAPAN TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ellison, Patrick J Raymond, US 17 40
Faria, Steve Raymond, US 7 17
Futatsuhashi, Akira Raymond, US 9 33
Heinrichs, Steven C Raymond, US 2 1
Larrache-Irizarry, Gilberto Raymond, US 5 1
Marukawa, Taiga Raymond, US 17 26
Nakano, Takashi Raymond, US 350 3217
Rosenkrantz, Stephen D Raymond, US 2 1
Tomozawa, Kosaku Raymond, US 22 170
Tsuji, Keiichiro Raymond, US 20 34

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