JP2016088399A - Vehicle pop-up hood device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the vibration of a front hood when pop-up operation is completed.SOLUTION: A vehicle pop-up hood device 10 comprises a pair of right and left actuators 16 that moves a front hood 12 from a closed position to a lifted position by being actuated. The vehicle pop-up hood device 10 also comprises a hood lock device 14 that has a locking recessed part 28 to which a hood striker 22 attached to the front hood 12 is locked and a latch 32 for holding the hood striker 22 in a state of being locked to the locking recessed part, and configured to be movable together with the front hood 12 to a vehicle upper side. Furthermore, the vehicle pop-up hood device 10 comprises a restriction device 82 that is engaged with the hood lock device 14 and restricts the movement of the hood lock device 14 to a vehicle lower side when the front hood 12 is moved to the lifted position.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3C

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle pop-up hood device.

  Patent Documents 1 to 3 listed below disclose a vehicle pop-up hood device that pops up a front end portion of a front hood provided at the front portion of a vehicle toward the vehicle upper side. Briefly describing the techniques described in these documents, the vehicle pop-up hood device described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 below is a hood lock device having a locked portion to which a hood striker is locked. I have. The front hood can be popped up by moving the hood lock device upward of the vehicle by an actuator. Moreover, the pop-up hood apparatus for vehicles described in the following patent document 3 can pop up a front hood when an actuator operates a link mechanism.

European Patent Application No. 2096007 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-249872 JP 2004-299614 A

  However, since the vehicle pop-up hood device described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 does not include a mechanism for holding the front hood in the pop-up position, the front hood swings (vibrates) when the front hood pop-up is completed. ).

  An object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle pop-up hood device that can prevent the front hood from swinging when pop-up is completed in consideration of the above facts.

  The pop-up hood device for a vehicle according to claim 1 is disposed on the vehicle lower side of the front hood, and operates to move the front hood from a closed position to a lifted position, and the front hood below the front hood. A latched portion that is disposed on the side and that latches a hood striker attached to the front hood, and a latch that holds the hood striker in a state of being latched to the latched portion, A hood lock device configured to be movable to the vehicle upper side together with the front hood, and engaged with the hood lock device when the front hood is moved to the lift position, so that the vehicle lower side of the hood lock device And a regulating device that regulates movement to the vehicle.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the hood striker attached to the front hood is locked to the locked portion of the hood lock device before the front hood lifting device is activated. And a front hood is hold | maintained in a closed position by hold | maintaining the food striker in the state latched by the to-be-latched part by the latch. Further, when the front hood lifting device is activated, the hood lock device is moved together with the front hood in the state where the hood striker is locked to the locked portion by the latch, and the front hood pops up.

  Here, in the present invention, when the front hood is moved from the closed position to the lifted position, the regulating device is engaged with the hood lock device. Accordingly, when the pop-up of the front hood is completed, the movement of the hood lock device and the front hood to the vehicle lower side is restricted. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the front hood from swinging (vibrating) in the vehicle vertical direction.

  The pop-up hood device for a vehicle according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the front hood lifting device is a pair of left and right actuators arranged at intervals in the vehicle width direction, and the hood lock The device is disposed at the center in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right actuators.

  By the way, in the configuration in which the front hood is popped up by the pair of left and right actuators arranged at intervals in the vehicle width direction, the swing (amplitude) of the front hood is large at the center in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right actuators. Easy to be. However, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the movement of the hood lock device disposed at the center in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right actuators to the vehicle lower side is restricted by the restriction device, so that the front The swing of the hood can be effectively reduced.

  The vehicle pop-up hood device according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the restricting device restricts the downward movement of the hood lock device by contacting the hood lock device. The hood lock device moves down to the overshoot position together with the front hood and then descends to contact the lowering restriction portion.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the state where the hood lock device and the front hood are located at the overshoot position, the clearance is provided between the hood lock device and the lowering restriction portion of the restriction device. By providing the clearance, when the restricting device engages with the hood lock device, the hood lock device and the lowering restricting portion of the restricting device are prevented from slidingly contacting each other. Engagement can be ensured.

  The vehicle pop-up hood device according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the regulating device has one end portion rotatably supported and the other end portion. Is configured to include a rotating member that engages with the hood lock device, and the rotating member contacts the hood lock device when the rotating member engages with the hood lock device. Is provided with a rotation restricting portion for maintaining the posture.

  According to this invention of Claim 4, the attitude | position of the said rotation member when a rotation member engages with the hood lock apparatus can be stabilized.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vehicle pop-up hood device according to the third aspect, the hood lock device and the lowering restricting portion abut in parallel along the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the hood lock device and the lowering restricting portion of the restricting device abut in parallel along the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction, so that the hood lock device moves toward the vehicle lower side. Movement can be more reliably regulated.

  The vehicle pop-up hood device according to the present invention has an excellent effect that the front hood can be prevented from swinging when the pop-up is completed.

It is the front view which showed typically the pop-up hood apparatus for vehicles of this embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed typically the front part of the vehicle provided with the pop-up hood apparatus for vehicles shown by FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a hood lock device, a hood lock device base, and the like constituting a part of the pop-up hood device for a vehicle shown in FIG. 1 and showing a state before a pair of actuators are operated. FIG. 3B is an enlarged front view corresponding to FIG. 3A showing the hood lock device, the hood lock device base, and the like in a state after the pair of actuators are activated and in the overshoot position. FIG. 3B is an enlarged front view corresponding to FIG. 3A showing the hood lock device, the hood lock device base, and the like in a state after the pair of actuators are activated and the movement to the vehicle lower side is restricted. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the actuator which comprises some pop-up hood apparatuses for vehicles shown by FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows the actuator and fixing release apparatus which comprise a part of pop-up hood apparatus for vehicles shown by FIG. It is the front view corresponding to Drawing 1 showing typically the pop-up hood device for vehicles concerning a modification.

  Next, a vehicle pop-up hood apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that arrows FR, UP, and OUT appropriately shown in the drawings respectively indicate the front direction (traveling direction), the upward direction, and the outer direction in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle. In addition, hereinafter, when simply using front and rear, left and right, and up and down directions, unless otherwise specified, front and rear in the vehicle front and rear direction, left and right in the vehicle left and right direction (vehicle width direction), and up and down in the vehicle up and down direction And

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vehicle pop-up hood device 10 of the present embodiment lifts the front hood 12 from the closed position (indicated by reference A) to the lifted position (indicated by reference B). A hood lock device 14 is provided for holding up to. Further, the vehicle pop-up hood device 10 includes a pair of left and right actuators 16 as a front hood lifting device that operates to move the front hood 12 from the closed position to the lifting position. Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the vehicle pop-up hood device 10 includes a hood lock device base 26 (hereinafter simply referred to as “lock base 26”) that supports the hood lock device 14, and a hood lock device 14 in a closed position ( A fixing device 18 that fixes the hood lock device 14 by the fixing device 18 in conjunction with the operation of the actuator 16 (see FIG. 5). ing. Further, the vehicle pop-up hood device 10 includes a regulating device 82 that regulates the movement of the hood lock device 14 to the vehicle lower side after the operation of the pair of left and right actuators 16 is completed. Hereinafter, the schematic configuration of the front hood 12 will be described first, then the hood lock device 14, the lock base 26, the actuator 16, the fixing device 18 and the fixing release device 20 will be described, and finally the regulating device 82 will be described.

(Configuration of front hood 12)
As shown in FIG. 2, the front hood 12 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in plan view of the vehicle, and the front hood 12 accommodates a power unit (not shown). The power unit room is covered from above the vehicle. The rear end of the front hood 12 is rotatably supported by a pair of hood hinges (not shown) arranged on the left and right. As shown in FIG. 1, a hood striker 22 (see FIG. 1) is provided at an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction at the front end portion of the front hood 12. The front hood 12 is held in the closed position by the hood striker 22 being locked to a single hood lock device 14 disposed at the middle portion in the vehicle width direction at the front end of the vehicle body. Twelve rotations are restricted.

  The hood striker 22 is formed in a substantially U shape that is open toward the vehicle upper side in a side view of the vehicle, and the lower end portion of the hood striker 22 is the vehicle front-rear direction when the front hood 12 is closed. It is set as the latching | locking part 22A extended in this.

(Configuration of the food lock device 14)
As shown in FIG. 3A, the hood lock device 14 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front of the vehicle, and a locking portion 22 </ b> A of the hood striker 22 is locked to the upper portion of the hood lock device 14. A locking recess 28 is formed as a locked portion. The locking recess 28 is open toward the upper side of the vehicle and has a substantially U-shaped edge when viewed from the front of the vehicle.

  Further, a fixing pin 30 to which a fixing hook 68 of the fixing device 18 described later is engaged is joined to an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction at the lower end portion of the hood lock device 14. Further, a pair of guide pins (not shown) arranged at intervals in the vehicle width direction are fixed to an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the hood lock device 14. The guide pin is inserted into a guide hole 26A (see FIG. 3B) formed in the lock base 26 described later, whereby the hood lock device 14 is supported by the lock base 26 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.

  The hood lock device 14 is provided with a latch 32 that holds the locking portion 22A of the hood striker 22 at the end of the locking recess 28 in the depth direction. Further, the hood lock device 14 is connected to an auxiliary hook (not shown) provided on the front hood 12 so as to prevent the front hood 12 from being inadvertently opened. Is installed.

(Configuration of lock base 26)
The lock base 26 is formed by subjecting a steel plate material to press working or the like, and the lock base 26 is formed in a rectangular plate shape extending in the vehicle width direction with the vehicle longitudinal direction being the plate thickness direction. Yes. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, a pair of guide holes 26A arranged at intervals in the vehicle width direction is formed in the upper portion of the lock base 26, and the pair of guide holes 26A It is formed in the shape of a long hole whose longitudinal direction is the vertical direction. Then, a guide pin (not shown) fixed to the hood lock device 14 is guided by the guide hole 26A, so that the hood lock device 14 moves from the closed position to the overshoot position (state indicated by the symbol D). It is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, a spring in which one end of a tension coil spring 70 constituting a part of the fixing device 18 described later is locked to the lower end of the lock base 26 and the right end toward the front of the vehicle. A locking portion 26B is formed. Further, a cable locking portion 26 </ b> C for locking an outer tube of a cable 74 constituting a part of the fixing release device 20 described later is formed on the lower side and the left end of the lock base 26.

  The lock base 26 has a plurality of insertion holes (not shown) through which the fixing screws 27 are inserted. The fixing screw 27 inserted through the plurality of insertion holes is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) formed on the front surface of the upper member 48 (see FIG. 2) of the radiator support 46, whereby the lock base 26 is The pair of left and right actuators 16, which will be described later, are fixed to the upper member 48 in a state where they are arranged at the center in the vehicle width direction.

(Actuator 16)
As shown in FIG. 1, the actuators 16 are provided on the right and left sides in the vehicle width direction of the hood lock device 14, respectively. As shown in FIG. 4, the actuators 16 are formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. And a pipe portion 54 that is fixed to a plate-like bracket 52 and inserted into the cylinder portion 50. Since the configuration of the actuator 16 provided on the right side in the vehicle width direction and the configuration of the actuator 16 provided on the left side in the vehicle width direction are the same, the actuator 16 provided on the left side in the vehicle width direction will be described below. The description of the actuator 16 provided on the right side in the vehicle width direction is omitted.

  The cylinder portion 50 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose longitudinal direction is the vehicle vertical direction and whose upper end is closed. A micro gas generator 56 (hereinafter referred to as “MGG 56”) is fixed to an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the pipe portion 54. The MGG 56 includes a gas generating agent and a squib. The squib generates heat, and the gas generating agent burns to increase the pressure in the cylinder portion 50. As shown in FIG. 5, a protruding portion 58 is formed on the open end side of the cylinder portion 50 so as to protrude outward in the radial direction of the cylinder portion 50.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pipe portion 54 is provided at the general portion 60 having a smaller diameter than the inner diameter of the cylinder portion 50 and the upper end portion of the general portion 60 and is larger than the outer diameter of the general portion 60. And a large diameter portion 62 having a large diameter. The outer diameter of the large diameter portion 62 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the cylinder portion 50, and a groove portion 64 is formed along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral portion of the large diameter portion 62. . An O-ring 66 is attached to the groove portion 64, and the space between the large diameter portion 62 and the cylinder portion 50 is sealed by the O-ring 66. Further, a wire harness 67 connected to the MGG 56 is routed inside the general portion 60 in the radial direction, and the wire harness 67 is led out from the lower end of the pipe portion 54 to the outside of the actuator 16. A portion where the wire harness 67 is routed inside the general portion 60 in the radial direction is filled with a resin material.

  The fixing screw 45 is inserted into the bracket 52 of the actuator 16 described above, and the fixing screw 45 is screwed into a screw hole (not shown) formed in the upper member 48 (see FIG. 2) of the radiator support 46. The actuator 16 is fixed to the upper member 48. The part to which the actuator 16 is fixed is not limited to the above, and may be fixed to another part of the vehicle body, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front hood 12 and the actuator 16 are separated from each other in a state where the front hood 12 is located at the closed position. Then, the actuator 16 is actuated to raise the cylinder portion 50 so that the upper end portion of the cylinder portion 50 comes into contact with the front hood 12 and further raises the cylinder portion 50, whereby the front hood 12 is lifted from the closed position. To move to. In addition, the site | part with which the cylinder part 50 contact | abuts in the front hood 12 is reinforced by joining a thick board | plate material.

(Fixing device 18)
As shown in FIG. 3A, the fixing device 18 includes a fixing pin 30 fixed to the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the lower end portion of the hood lock device 14, and a fixing hook 68 that is rotatably supported by the lock base 26. And a tension coil spring 70 that urges the fixing hook 68 in the direction in which the fixing hook 68 is rotated to one side.

  The fixed hook 68 is formed in a block shape having a predetermined thickness in the vehicle front-rear direction, and an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the fixed hook 68 is rotatably supported by the lock base 26 via a support pin 69. ing. Further, an end portion on one side in the longitudinal direction of the fixed hook 68 is an engaging portion 68A formed in an L shape. When the engaging portion 68A is engaged with the fixing pin 30, the hood lock device 14 is fixed at the closed position. In contrast, when the engaging portion 68A is rotated and the engaging portion 68A is not engaged with the fixing pin 30, the hood lock device 14 moves from the closed position toward the lifted position. Is possible. In addition, a spring locking hole 68 </ b> B for locking the tension coil spring 70 is formed at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the fixed hook 68. Then, the tension coil spring 70 is bridged between the spring locking hole 68B and the spring locking portion 26B of the lock base 26, whereby the engaging portion 68A of the fixing hook 68 is engaged with the fixing pin 30. Is being energized. In addition, a cable locking portion 68 </ b> C that locks one end of a cable 74 that constitutes a part of the fixing release device 20 described later is formed at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the fixing hook 68.

(Fixing release device 20)
As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing release device 20 includes a cable 74 and a link mechanism 76 that operates in conjunction with the operation of the actuator 16 and is connected to the other end of the cable 74. Yes. Specifically, the link mechanism 76 includes a link pin 78 fixed to the bracket 52 and a link piece 80 rotatably supported by the link pin 78. One end portion of the link piece 80 is a connecting portion 80A to which the other end of the cable 74 is connected, and the other end portion of the link piece 80 is provided with a protrusion 58 provided on the cylinder portion 50 of the actuator 16. The contacted portion 80B is in contact.

  Further, when the cylinder portion 50 is moved upward by the actuation of the actuator 16, the projection 58 formed on the cylinder portion 50 presses the contacted portion 80 </ b> B of the link piece 80 upward. As a result, the link piece 80 is rotated around the link pin 78, and the cable 74 is pulled outward in the vehicle width direction. As a result, the fixing hook 68 shown in FIG. 3A is rotated to the other side around the support pin 69 so that the fixing of the hood lock device 14 to the closed position is released.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, when the cylinder part 50 moves by a predetermined distance L to the upper side of the vehicle, the protrusion part 58 formed on the cylinder part 50 and the contacted part of the link piece 80 80B is separated. This prevents the cable 74 from being pulled beyond a predetermined pulling allowance. In the present embodiment, the cylinder portion 50 comes into contact with the front hood 12 after the protrusion 58 formed on the cylinder portion 50 and the contacted portion 80B of the link piece 80 are separated from each other. In other words, the fixing of the hood lock device 14 by the fixing device 18 is released before the cylinder portion 50 contacts the front hood 12.

(Regulator 82)
As shown in FIG. 3A, the restriction device 82 is rotatably supported by the lock base 26 and engages with the hood lock device 14 when the front hood 12 (see FIG. 1) is moved to the lifted position. A pair of left and right stopper members 84 as rotating members to be rotated, and a torsion spring 86 that urges the stopper member 84 in a direction to rotate the stopper member 84 to one side.

  The pair of left and right stopper members 84 are respectively disposed on the right side and the left side of the hood lock device 14 in a state where the hood lock device 14 is located at the closed position (indicated by the symbol C). Further, the lower end portion of the stopper member 84 is rotatably supported by the lock base 26 via a pin 85. Further, a torsion spring 86 is interposed between the stopper member 84 and the pin 85. The upper end portion of the stopper member 84 is pressed against the outer surface in the vehicle width direction of the hood lock device 14 by the urging force of the torsion spring 86.

  In addition, a bent portion 84 </ b> A that bends in the front-rear direction is formed at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the stopper member 84. Thereby, the upper end part of the stopper member 84 is offset to the vehicle front side compared with a lower end part. Further, the bent portion 84 </ b> A formed in the stopper member 84 also functions as a rigidity adjusting portion that adjusts the rigidity of the stopper member 84.

  Further, an inner portion in the vehicle width direction at the upper end portion of the stopper member 84 is an engaging portion 84B in which an edge portion is cut out in an L shape when the vehicle is viewed from the front. When the hood lock device 14 is moved from the closed position to the lifted position (the state indicated by the symbol E shown in FIG. 3), the engaging portion 84B is located below the hood lock device 14 and outside the vehicle width direction. It engages with an end (hereinafter simply referred to as “the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14”). Thereby, the downward movement of the hood lock device 14 is restricted.

  The engagement portion 84B of the stopper member 84 will be described in more detail. The surface of the engagement portion 84B that faces the vehicle upper side corresponds to the surface S1 on the lower side of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 that comes into contact therewith. A lowering restricting surface T1 as a lowering restricting part that restricts the downward movement of the hood lock device 14 is used. Then, when the pair of left and right actuators 16 (see FIG. 1) is actuated, as shown in FIG. 3B, the hood lock device 14 is raised together with the front hood 12 to the overshoot position (the state indicated by D), As shown in FIG. 3C, the hood lock device 14 is lowered so that the lower surface S <b> 1 of the engaged portion 14 </ b> A of the hood lock device 14 contacts the lowering restriction surface T <b> 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 3B, in a state where the hood lock device 14 is located at the overshoot position, between the lower surface S1 of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 and the lowering regulation surface T1. Is provided with a clearance CL. In the present embodiment, the lower surface S1 of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 and the lowering restriction surface T1 are in parallel contact with each other along the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction. .

  Further, the surface of the engaging portion 84B facing the hood lock device 14 comes into contact with the outer surface S2 of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 in the vehicle width direction, whereby the stopper member 84 is engaged with the hood lock device 14. It is set as the rotation control surface T2 as a rotation control part which hold | maintains the attitude | position at the time of joining.

(Operation and effect of this embodiment)
Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in a state before the actuator 16 is operated, the hood lock device 14 is fixed to the closed position by the fixing device 18 as shown in FIG. 3A. The hood striker 22 attached to the front hood 12 is locked in the locking recess 28 of the hood lock device 14, and the locking portion 22 </ b> A of the hood striker 22 is locked in the locking recess 28 by the latch 32. As a result, the front hood 12 is held in the closed position.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3A to 3C, when the actuator 16 operates, the fixing of the hood lock device 14 by the fixing device 18 (see FIG. 3A) is released by the fixing release device 20 (see FIG. 5). Then, the hood lock device 14 moves from the closed position to the overshoot position together with the front hood 12 while the locking portion 22A of the hood striker 22 is held in the locked state in the locking recess 28. Then, the hood lock device 14 moved to the overshoot position descends together with the front hood 12, and the lower surface S1 of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 is formed on the engaging portion 84B formed on the stopper member 84. It contacts the lowering restriction surface T1. As a result, the downward movement of the hood lock device 14 and the front hood 12 is restricted, and the hood lock device 14 and the front hood 12 are held in the lifted position. Further, by restricting the downward movement of the hood lock device 14 and the front hood 12, it is possible to suppress the front hood 12 from swinging (vibrating) in the vehicle vertical direction at the time of pop-up.

  By the way, in the configuration in which the front hood 12 is popped up by a pair of left and right actuators 16 (see FIG. 1) arranged at intervals in the vehicle width direction, the front hood is located at the center in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right actuators 16. 12 vibrations (amplitude) are likely to increase. However, in the present embodiment, the movement of the hood lock device 14 disposed at the center in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right actuators 16 to the vehicle lower side is restricted by the stopper member 84, thereby Oscillation (vibration) can be effectively reduced.

  In the present embodiment, when the hood lock device 14 and the front hood 12 are located at the overshoot position, they are formed on the lower surface S1 of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 and the stopper member 84. A clearance CL is provided between the engaging portion 84B and the lowering restricting surface T1. By providing the clearance CL, when the stopper member 84 is rotated by the biasing force of the torsion spring 86 and the engaging portion 84B of the stopper member 84 is engaged with the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14, The sliding restriction surface T1 of the engaging portion 84B and the lower surface S1 of the engaged portion 14A are prevented from sliding. Thereby, the engaging part 84B of the stopper member 84 and the engaged part 14A of the hood lock device 14 can be more reliably engaged.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rotation restricting surface T2 of the engaging portion 84B formed on the stopper member 84 abuts the surface S2 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14, thereby The rotation range of the member 84 is limited. Thereby, the attitude | position of the said stopper member 84 when the engaging part 84B of the stopper member 84 engages with the to-be-engaged part 14A of the hood lock apparatus 14 can be stabilized.

  In the present embodiment, the lower surface S1 of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 and the lowering restricting surface T1 of the engaging portion 84B formed on the stopper member 84 are the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction. , The movement of the hood lock device to the vehicle lower side can be more reliably regulated.

  In the present embodiment, the lower surface S1 of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 and the lowering restricting surface T1 of the engaging portion 84B formed on the stopper member 84 are arranged in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction. Although the example which contact | abutted in parallel along was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this. The contact angle between the hood lock device 14 and the stopper member 84 may be appropriately set in consideration of the shape of the hood lock device 14 and the like.

  Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the example which provided the rotation control surface T2 which controls the rotation range of the stopper member 84 in the engaging part 84B, this invention is not limited to this. For example, a pin or the like that holds the posture of the stopper member when a part of the stopper member 84 abuts may be joined to the lock base 26.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the example in which the stopper member 84 is supported by the lock base 26 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the stopper member 84 is supported by the upper member 48 (see FIG. 2). May be.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the hood lock device 14 and the front hood 12 are formed on the surface S1 and the stopper member 84 on the lower side of the engaged portion 14A of the hood lock device 14 in a state where the hood lock device 14 and the front hood 12 are located at the overshoot position. Although the example in which the clearance CL is provided between the lowering restriction surface T1 of the engaging portion 84B has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. Whether or not the clearance CL is set to zero may be appropriately set in consideration of the configuration of the regulating device.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the actuator 16 is disposed below the front end portion of the front hood 12 and the front hood 12 is popped up by the actuator 16 being actuated. However, the present invention is limited to this. Not. For example, even if a pair of actuators 16 arranged at intervals in the vehicle width direction are arranged below the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the front hood 12 and the front hood 12 is popped up when the actuator 16 operates. Good. In addition, an actuator that moves the hood lock device 14 upward may be provided, and the front hood 12 may be popped up by operating the actuator.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the downward movement of the hood lock device 14 is regulated by engaging the stopper member 84 rotatably supported by the lock base 26 with the hood lock device 14 will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the downward movement of the hood lock device 14 may be regulated by engaging a slide member slidably supported on the lock base 26 with the hood lock device 14.

  Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the example which comprised the vehicle pop-up hood apparatus 10 using the hood lock apparatus 14 supported so that the movement to the vehicle up-down direction was possible, this invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a hood lock device 90 whose one end in the vehicle width direction is rotatably supported with a pin 88 as a support shaft, and the other end in the vehicle width direction of the hood lock device 90 are engaged. The vehicle pop-up hood device 92 may be configured using a single regulating device 82 to be combined. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to each member and part of the pop-up hood apparatus 92 for vehicles with the member and part corresponding to the pop-up hood apparatus 10 for vehicles of the said embodiment.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above, and various modifications other than the above can be implemented without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Of course.

10 Vehicle Pop-up Hood Device 12 Front Hood 14 Hood Lock Device 16 Actuator (Front Hood Lifting Device)
22 Food striker 28 Locking recess (locked part)
32 Latch 82 Restricting device 84 Stopper member (rotating member)
90 Hood lock device 92 Vehicle pop-up hood device CL Clearance T1 Lowering restriction surface (lowering restriction portion)
T2 Rotation restriction surface (Rotation restriction part)
A Front hood (hood) closing position B Front hood (hood) lifting position D Hood lock device overshoot position

Claims (5)

A front hood lifting device that is disposed on the vehicle lower side of the front hood and moves to move the front hood from a closed position to a lifting position;
A locked portion that is disposed on the vehicle lower side of the front hood and that locks a hood striker attached to the front hood, and a latch that holds the hood striker locked in the locked portion. And a hood lock device configured to be movable along with the front hood to the vehicle upper side,
A regulating device that engages with the hood lock device when the front hood is moved to the lifted position and regulates the movement of the hood lock device to the vehicle lower side;
Pop-up hood device for vehicles equipped with. The front hood lifting device is a pair of left and right actuators arranged at intervals in the vehicle width direction,
The vehicle pop-up hood device according to claim 1, wherein the hood lock device is disposed at a center portion in a vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right actuators. The restriction device includes a lowering restriction portion that restricts the downward movement of the hood lock device by contacting the hood lock device,
3. The vehicle pop-up hood device according to claim 1, wherein the hood lock device is lowered to the overshoot position together with the front hood and then lowered to contact the lowering restriction portion. The regulating device is configured to include a rotating member that is rotatably supported at one end and the other end is engaged with the hood lock device.
The said rotation member is provided with the rotation control part which hold | maintains the attitude | position when the said rotation member engages with the said hood lock apparatus by contact | abutting to the said hood lock apparatus. 4. The vehicle pop-up hood device according to any one of 3 above.   The pop-up hood device for vehicles according to claim 3 with which said hood lock device and said descent | fall control part contact | abut in parallel along the vehicle front-back direction and a vehicle width direction.

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