Front cover hinge capable of achieving pedestrian protection

• Main Author: CHEN ZHENGJIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 07.12.2016
• Subjects: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS; INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO HINGES OR OTHER SUSPENSION DEVICESFOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS AND DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTOOPEN OR CLOSED POSITION, CHECKS FOR WINGS AND WING FITTINGS NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THEWING; KEYS; LOCKS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SAFES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

The invention relates to automobile front covers, in particular to a front cover hinge capable of achieving pedestrian protection. The front cover hinge capable of achieving pedestrian protection comprises a fixed arm and a movable arm. An energy storage arm is hinged to the free end of the movable arm. The energy storage arm is located on the side face of the fixed arm and is provided with a sliding chute. A guide block matched with the sliding chute is arranged on the side face of the fixed arm. An energy storage spring is connected between the bottom of the energy storage arm and the guide block. A latch is arranged on the side edge of the energy storage arm. A locking arm controlled through signals is hinged to the side face of the fixed arm. An insertion pin matched with the latch is arranged at the free end of the locking arm. The front cover hinge has the beneficial effects that recycling can be realized, energy absorption can be effectively achieved during collision, the energy absorption effect is en