KR100288515B1 - Hood ratchet structure for rotating lever - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Hood ratchet structure for rotating a lever is provided to automatically withdraw a front portion of a hood ratchet lever from an engine room while raising a hood panel. CONSTITUTION: Hood ratchet structure for revolving a lever comprises a rod guide member(2) fixed on an inner portion of a hood panel(1); a hinge unit(12) rotated according to opening or closing of the hood panel; a return spring(11) inserted to the hinge unit; a lever(13) having the hinge unit; a rod(14) moved along the rod guide member by being vertically fixed on the lever; a striker(3) mounted on the hood panel; a wire(15) connecting the hood ratchet and a hood ratchet handle; and a hook(16). The lever of the hood ratchet is protruded on an engine room by being rotated through the return spring. Thereby, the hood ratchet structure for rotating the lever automatically withdraws a front portion of the lever of the hood ratchet from the engine room while raising a hood panel.

Description

Hood latch structure enables lever rotation

The present invention relates to a hood latch structure capable of rotating the lever, and more particularly, a lever having a rod guide member disposed on an inner surface of the hood panel, and a hinge part having a spring interposed therebetween so as to be rotated as the hood panel is opened and closed. The lever is fixed to a predetermined portion of the lever perpendicularly to the opening and closing of the hood panel by constituting a rod moving along the rod guide member by a change in the pressing force according to the degree of opening and closing of the lever by the lever of the hood panel in and out It rotates 180 degrees so that the hood panel can be opened and closed easily.

In general, a hood latch positioned below the striker disposed on the inner surface of the hood panel to hang the striker so that the hood panel does not open when driven by wind or driving is fixed to the radiator competing member.

In the conventional hood latch, when the driver pulls the handle installed in the driver's seat to check the engine, the hood latch plate portion, which locks the striker of the hood panel, is activated and the lock state is first released to cover the engine room. As the hood panel is lifted slightly upward, the striker of the hood panel is secondarily caught by the hook of the hood latch. At this time, the driver puts his hand through the gap formed between the slightly raised hood panel and the radiator support upper comprete member and pushes the lever to the left to release the hook of the hood latch and lift the hood panel upward.

In the conventional hood latch described above, when the driver wants to open the hood panel to inspect the engine room, the wire is pulled as the manipulator operates the hood latch handle from the driver's seat first, and the striker of the hood panel is unlocked at the same time. When locked by the hook of the driver, not only did the driver come out and put his finger in the gap between the hood panel and the radiator complete member, but also caused inconvenience to fumble around the hand to find the lever of the hood latch. As a result, there were many problems in opening and closing the hood panel, such as dirty dust on the hands.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to solve the inconvenience and cleanness at the same time to find the lever of the hood latch when you open the hood panel covering the engine room by hand to find the inconvenience and clean The purpose is to provide a hood latch.

1 is a perspective view of a hood latch assembly of the present invention

Figure 2a is a side view of the main portion of the hood latch lock of the present invention showing the lever is placed inward

FIG. 2B is a plan view showing the striker portion of the hood panel locked to the hood latch in FIG. 2A

Figure 3a is a side view of the main part showing the state that the lever latch is rotated out of the hood latch of the present invention unlocked

FIG. 3B is a plan view illustrating a state in which the striker part of the hood panel is unlocked by the hood latch in FIG. 3A and the lever is rotated and pushed out;

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

One ; Hood panel

2 ; Rod guide member

3; Striker

10; Hood latch

11; Return spring

12; Hinge

13; lever

14; road

15; wire

16; hook

Referring to the configuration and operation of the present invention for achieving the above object in detail based on the accompanying drawings as follows.

In the well-known hood latch 10 which hangs so that a normal hood panel 1 may not open, the rod guide member 2 which one end is fixed to the inner surface of the hood panel 1, and forms the curved surface which inclines forward slightly, And a lever 13 having a hinge portion 12 interposed with a return spring 11 so as to rotate 180 degrees in and out as the hood panel 1 opens and closes, and a predetermined portion of the lever 13. The lower end is fixed vertically and consists of a rod 14 which moves along the trajectory of the rod guide member 2 in accordance with the change in load due to the opening and closing of the hood panel 1. In the figure, reference numeral 3 denotes a striker fixed to the hood panel, 15 denotes a wire connecting the hood latch and the hood latch handle, and 16 denotes a hook.

Operation according to the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

2A and 2B show a state in which the hood panel 1 is completely closed, that is, the striker 3 of the hood panel 1 is locked to the hood latch 10, which is completely closed as the hood panel 1 is completely closed. As the rod 14 of the hood latch 10 moves inward along the trajectory of the inclined rod guide member 2 formed in the hood panel 1, the tip of the lever 13 is placed in the engine compartment.

3A and 3B show that the hood panel 1 is slightly open, i.e., as the striker 3 of the hood panel 1, which has been locked to the hood latch 10 as the wire 15 is pulled, is first released. The striker 3 of the raised hood panel 1 is secondarily locked to the hook 16 of the hood latch 10 while at the same time the hood panel 1 is slightly lifted, the rod 14 of the hood latch 10 is lifted. When the lever 13 of the hood latch 10 is rotated by the return spring 11 along the trajectory of the rod guide member 2 of the hood panel 1 and the tip comes out of the engine room, the driver comes out. The hood panel 1 is lifted and opened while pressing the tip of the lever 13 of the hood latch 10 downward.

As described above, the present invention is to allow the tip of the lever of the hood latch to automatically come out of the engine compartment at the moment when the hood panel is slightly lifted, so that the hood latch of the hood latch when the hood panel covering the engine compartment is opened. There is no need to fumble around the hand to find the lever has the advantage that can be promoted with ease of operation and cleanliness.

Claims (1)

In the well-known hood latch 10 which hangs so that a normal hood panel 1 may not open, the rod guide member 2 which one end is fixed to the inner surface of the hood panel 1, and forms the curved surface which inclines forward slightly, When the hood panel 1 is opened and closed, the lever is provided with a hinge portion 12 with the return spring 11 interposed therebetween to be rotated 180 degrees in and out and a lower end perpendicular to a predetermined portion of the lever 13. Lever rotation is possible, characterized in that the rod 14 is fixed to move along the inclined curved surface of the rod guide member 2 in accordance with the change of the load according to the opening and closing of the hood panel (1) Hood latch structure.

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