US2333465A - Hood control for motor cars - Google Patents

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Nov. 2, 1943. I A. CLAUD-MANTLE 2,333,465

HOOD CONTROL FOR MOTOR CARS Filed March 6, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov. 2, 1943.

HOOD CONTROL FOR MOTOR CARS Filed .March '6, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet '2 -e O $157.6 6 V I A. CL'AUD-MANTLE 2,333,465

Nov. 2, 1943. A, CLAUD-MANTLE HOOD CONTROL FOR MOTOR CARS I Filed March 6, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I g] wcwbom MEZMW tenthas been released. e r r Another purpose ofhtheainvention is to pro- 1 cree -This-invention relates to hood controls for mo- ,tori icars,: and morekparticu'larly to latch "mechanisms used with=hoods of the lidtype where a latch controlled fromthe dash is employed, there,

being in. addition the usualf safety catch or ,dog to maintain the hood 'under control "after it has beenizreleased and' opened .to a slight-degree. IIponsuitably manipulating: a member in th caninterior, avshiftable latching member is released, and a spring comes into playto raise the hood toia limited, degree; Then,rafter the-safety catch hasvheen released'by ithe attendant, the hood can be swung'cto the fully opened position.

; {One ofithe: objects of my invention isto .pro-.

vide aniimprovedzan'd simplified latching mechanism'for use in :devices of thisf class. 1

, Another object is to vfurnish an improved end 015 the car;- and 'the'fhood' carries a-gt ra'nsvers plate, termed'the upperfplatprovided with ax 1 safety -catch o-r dog Which cooperats with ithe front portion of a-lower plate held fixedly in po tion withinthe casing portion-adjacent-the radia I tor of the'car; Between"theupper-liitable {plate 1 and the lower-fixed: plategthe're i's-zalso provided: a latching mechanism comprising a' s'hiftable de tent part controlled from the interior-mi the car, this l detentj part cooperatinggwitna latching'member or keepercarriedbythe j upper plate; f and spring mechanism is providedfor liftin'g the hood-to a, limited degreelimmediately" upon-re lease of they detent;

spr ngs-mechanism foricausing opening of the hood; to a. certain extentaafter the latch or de vide; an improved formuoflatching keeper for use in devices of this kind,

. T these anduothergends" the invention con sists; the novel-features and combinations of I parts to ,be'hereinafter described (and claimed. f

il he co an in drawings;

, .-ig;.;.1f is a=side elevation, 1 partlybroken: away andpartly in section, of a, hood control device embodying my improvementsfshowing the hood if l'riI-ti efu c o d p ion;-

1f,.p art1y in section a1ong;line-2.- 2 of- Fig-."1; ;,Flg. is an enlargedsection, on line 3-13 voi,

' Fig". 1;

i 3 QQ P Ql r-Iof a'i rtibnjdlf he mi per plate showing,- the fastening means for the,

and'its associated mechanism;

f'jFig is an enlarged transversesection through, thefju rand lower plates showing the latch mechanism in the fully closed position;

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Figjfi 'sfa section on line, s s er'Fig. 5; ,7 is affside' elevation partlyin section, show'ngthe latch mechanism of Fig.' fully re- -ieased and the hoodpushedvupwardly as far as permitted by the controlling spring; jglfi is aseotional view similartoiFigihg-show a modification of the device, and v,

f g.f9' is a section on line 9.9 of Fig t. 7 1 f In'theforms ofmy'deviceselected for illustr o a j Fig. 4 is aibottom pa ymwbrth lower pea Y ",1Fig. 5 isj'a bottom planiview of certain ;parts- {the movable part, which I refer to'j'as the] I'lS ofthe-lid' type, Opening from; the? flbnt F ig..2 is,a plan view of, certain parts shown s In the 'drawings-fthe' hood proper is 7 shown at ID; the lower casing'part of th ejhood enclosure, at I, the upper plate 12, and thelower plate at 13. Thesafety catch'oridogwcarrie'd by the U upper plate is shown at; and 'ithisicooperates in the usual manner .withanotched portion I I5; in..the"front-..edge portion of thelower plate, and this safety catchis controlled'in the usualman-' ner by a,.suitable spring,"forwexamplega spring suchxas indicated -.at 'l6. The shiftable detent, 25'

previouslysreferred.to; is shown at I1, and. this niaybecon-trolled from the dash IB' of the vehicle by-means such as a knob l9 connected to therear endofafc'able 'Ihekeeper. previously referred to, is indicated at. and is of new form and are rangement, as hereinafter more p'articularlyqdescribed,- and the; spring mechanism '22 which 1' urges the hood upwardly, uponjits release, isalso i of :novel construction and arrangement,, asgherel-" inaftenmoreparticularly'described,--

. k 1 The ,det'ent member I! mayyb'e, oi a type "previeouslyjemployed, in other Words, in the form of a lever pivoted to the lowerjplate at 23 andhaving a free; extremity. 24;, to which the end. of cable 20ais5operably connected; This lever cooperates with'keeper 2| in themannerhereinafter -de+ scribed. In'the form Showrnthe pivoted end-{ por-i tion of the detent lever is disposed beneath plate Wand; pivotedto the plate lby a suitable rivet member-having ahead 25; Midway of its ends the lever passesthrough;an arcuate guide slot. 26 in the plate, to the upper side 1 of the plate," and at the upperside ofthe plate is-provided with a down turned lug 21 operating'in-an' arcuate' slot 2 8,, The lug 2'l has connected thereto a helical spring 29, theotherend of which isjconnected to'the plate at so, theeaction' r this spring, 29 J i beingnormallyfto hol d, .lev er ll in the position" f shown in fullElines in Fig.2, where it'has holding};

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relation with respect" to keeper 2 Upon pulling 1 e V the cablef 20, the 'leveris; shiftedto release the ,throughfanfop V 'lever I 1,''an'd'a1so into cooperatioiiwith the this upwardly facing shoulder 33. Above this .shoulder'the width of the head 'isireduced ,v shown at 34, and this portion is formed integral"; with a shankportion 35, which extends upwardly toil; a suitable manner. I

i ineema- Fig. "2 it will be observed that the notch I for the safety catch is disposed slightly to oneside of the longitudinal axis of plate l3, and that keeper 2| is disposed slightly to the other side of such axis so as to cooperate withlever I! in a region of the lever which is relatively close to the lever pivoti The. keeper 2| is carried by the up er aieb t a d ;v i e prqiected, ing 3 l 5 into cooperation with-the spring mechanism 22. v

The keeper'Zl is of novel I r form having a relat tively thin and'fiat head 32 withiashqulde 33 at one sideadapted to engage the under surfaceoutwardly to form the bail portion which acts on the keeper head. As shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the coil of the spring is preferably arranged forwardly, and the bail portion at the rear, but this arrangement is not essential.

Inthe particular form shown, the coil portion 44 of the spring is located adjacent the forward edge of the lower plate, l3,,an d i s hel d,in place, when theikeeperis inactive, by the engagement of the coil portion with seem-turned lip or ,il ange l3 on the plate, by the engagement of the spring extremities in the seat or depression filg and,byfthe engagement of the bail portion of thespring withthe lower edges of the keeper of the detent lever. \The 1ower part or tn eepei head'is made wider so as to presentatone 'sid through-theupper plate l2 and is attached therethe efer ed form. t e k isfthrea'ded passes' upwardly; through; an opening 36 in platen and into an interiorlyt-threaded member Hoin'theform of aplate having end extensions ibytmeans of which it -is spotwwelded lifl'splate thinagrecessed, portiong39 at'the. upper face of }-the latter.*Bi gthisconstruction the part 31 acts as;;a, ;fix ed threadedsocket into which the shank I oithe keeper; c,an;be ;s crewed. Forfirmly holding the keeperiinthe-vertical positionito which it is adjusted; a lock-,nutlfliszusedaatithe lowergfa'ce of plate I2.

It In orderrto-facilitate theentranceot'the'keeper 'ingj,"as;above*described.o From the coil the free extremit siare directed upwardly and rearwar'dly to engage their holding socket, while the .jzibail-form'ing? aiims-orportions of the spring are directeddownwardly from the coil and then upwardly,as shown in Fig. 7.

a It-isthou-ght that theioperation of the-device Willbe manifest fromzgthe previous description.

" Assuming: that itheihood member. "his in the head; into the opening 31 in the lower plate the .7

opening is preferably formed. in part to present 7 the profile shown inrFig. .3; the material of. plate 1%31 beinggbent toprovide guiding and centering portions 4| at therespective sides otthexslot like opening. a'Thes'e portions flzextend inwardly where the bail; portionzof the springcomes in and downwardly 'toerigage andguide thekeeper as zit' moves'to the locking. position, and prefer ablygas show-n 3,*part'.s of the portions are disposed abovethetplaneof.plate |.e,-:wnue other parts are belovvsaidt' planei Immediately 1 backof thefportionslllfithe opening-3 1: has a plain slot-like portion 4-2 L;immediately beneath which a latching portion' 43 ofathe lever H is In' my improvedhdevicei, the spring 22; previousl'y mentioned; actsidire'ctly-upon the head disposed:

off'the keeperjso as tol urge -theasame and the eontactr'with the un'den pantof the lower plate; The lower edge of the keeper-rests-"agai'nst the middle! part? of the kiaiL which 'middlie part' preferably hasi downwardlywonvergingand centering portions, as indicated 3 i 1 In theip'osition; of'Eig the hood-member will be opento a-substantia extent; but will ,iiot be open 130 the full-extent permittedby thesafety catch I4. It will: be possiblef'for the attendant v to insert hi's ha'nd mto--the"opening, an'd, by enparts connected thereto inanupward d'irectioni ,I' prefer to form the spring-22 or suitable=-'wire andito provide it i with an intermediate lbail'-.por'- tio'n'whi'ch engag'esthe keeper'head I-n the form shownin Figs-l to 7, inclusive, the I spring com; prises a m'ain' co'iliportiori J4 carried by the lower plate and having a pen portion 4 5, "theend l6,

ofwhich extends across an'd isadaptedto engage theflower edgeoi the 'keeper'he'a'd ih tlieinannershown in Fig; 5 When the hoodt'is-raised the'bailportion of the springeng-ageslips fil' at the-lower edges of the portions] ii" but when the 5 .7 ref-ed tothe positioniof' Fig. 51 Preferably" the V egtrernities oj, the springlwi're, WhichFareindif' cated at flj are alongside of each other inia I holding depression '48 in plate 13', and-from each extremity the spring wire. passes forwardly to v bec e a r of c o it ji ifl a t e mi portion of the coil,f,'an'd fromthej middle portion the'wir is extended to the endsiof the coill'and 7 froinjotheend's ofthe' coil'th' wire is projected is, closed the bail-Lportion of the'spring is gaging a pad portion M atthe" upperend of the: safety catchgmove the safety catch on its pivot I l} to a position extremity M iS sWur-lg out 'of cooperative engagem'ent 'with the j fron tportio'nfof the" Iowerpla'te: The h'ood can -them be pizs'hed upwardly forthe complete opening of the same:

When the hood closfedagain; the b'olt head moves dewn-ante-Eits not in the" l'oweriplateand a curved edge portion 32j-- thereof Qengages and pushes-back thenet nt{le er so "that t e latter snaps over the fihOlildBfOlil the holthe'ad tolock ethe bolt'i's'i forced by downward thrust on the hood toward thefl'ocki ng position, it'fe n gage's and energizes'the' spring 22F It will be.- evident that in; the latching positionthe .keeperfwill be effective to increase the, firmness 'ofjth seating and interlock of th'e' spring withthe lower plate. the form shown l'ilfFi'gS 8 and 9,. the,ke'e per shank'3f5' is heldin' positionrelatively tothe' up'per,

There is a diiierencealso iii liespect to the term 61" the keeper-engaging spring 222;; In this'case h e emiti 5 f es rihe are atthe sides ofithel's'prihg spacedirelatibnsl'lip t'c each tn gznd are held' in. placeb'y clips 'szieifvet a $5 l 99%;? was? Of sta e-Ft e which 'it's lower ihboked been installed.

, spring is interlocked eated at forth the bail project from .the inner parts of 65 which are laterally spaced from each other.

By the construction" described, a very simple 9 and effective latch mechanismrbetween the upper and lower members of the hood casing or enclosure is provided, which can be easily controlled from theinterior of the car, and is durable and will withstand hard usage withoutgettingout of order. As the keeper head is-moved through the lower plate to the latching position, it isproperly Without difficulty. The spring mechanism," by which the membersof the hood enclosure-are normally held separated to a certain extent, is very simple and effective in action after the spring has position without s'cri'b'edthey will be conveniently accessible for ments are necessary.

It will maintain its operative]. difiiculty. It will also be noted that, with the parts arranged in the manner'de guided so thatthe latching, action will take effect being providedforwardly of the keeper slot with a downward projection, a spring actingon the lower edge of the keeper head for urgingthe keeper. inlan upward direction and having a] coil abutted againstsaid projection and an anchoring portion interlookedwith a 'portion of'the plate V I .4, In a hood latch comprising'upper and lower plates of which the upper carries a depending rigid keeper with. a flattened head having a-nar- While I haveshown two forms of my improved.

hood control device, it will-beunderstood that the invention can be embodied in various other forms,

so that the sprin g' is held in operative position under tension.

row lower edge,the lower plate being provided with movable detent' means adapted' to overlie thekeeper head, a spring having a bail portion extending across and acting on the. lower edge of the keeper head for urgingthe keeperin an up- -ward direction,-saidspring and the lower plate and that various modificationsand. changes ml;

the organization of be made without the invention or the scope of the claims, What I claim is: I a 7 parts and in the details may having interengaging means including a transverse coil' portion and an' anchoring extension ,on the spring whereby the springis interlocked departing from the principle of 1. In a hood latch of the type comprising upper and lower'plates of which the upper carries 'a'de-* with said plate and seated thereagainst with the keeper in the latching position increasing the firmness of the seating.

5. Ahood latch or the kind setrortn in claim 4 in which the coil portion of the spring is seated pending rigid keeper-with a flattened head having 1 a narrow lower edge, said keeper in the latching position occupying a slot in the lower plate with the lower edge of the keeper head substantially plate being provided rearwardly of the keeper direction, said spring'being'formed of wire and having a coil portion located forwardly'of the below the plane of the lower plate, the lower with-detent means adapted to overlie the keeper keeper at the under surfaceof thelower plate and. s

abutted against av projecting portion. of said'plate, i i said spring having a lower integral continuation from. the coil portion extending across and'en.-

keeper head, and

gaging the loweredge of the said spring having integral rearwardly disposed anchoring portions extending from the coil portion above the bail portion interlocked with the plate to hold the spring in-position in-pressing re.

. lation to the keeper head.

2. In a hood latch comprising upper and-lower .platesof which the upper carries a depending rigid keeper with a flattened head having anarrow lower edge, said keeper in the latching position occupying a slot in the lower plate. with the lower edge of the keeper head substantially below the plane of the lower plate, the lower plate being provided with detent means adapted to overlie l the keeper head, a spring located at the under portion of the lower plate and acting on the lower edge of the keeper head for urging the keeper in an upward direction, said spring and the lower plate having interengagingmeans whereby the with saidplate and seated thereagainst with the position increasing the firmnessof the seating. 3. In a hood latch compri'singupper and lower keeper in the latching lie the keeper in an -angular portion oftheplate, the bail portion extendingfrom ,the, coil portion at a lower with asocket' formed in the plate.

' 6; In a hood latch comprising upper and lower, plates of which the upper carries a depending rigid keeper with a flattenedhead havinga narrow lower edge 'said keeper in the latching position occupying a -slot in the lower' plate with the lower edge'of the keeper headsub'stantially below the plane of the lower plate,'the plate having downturned lips, at therespective sides: V 'ofthe slotand having a movable detentmember' mounted thereon-adapted to overlie; the keeper 1 head, a spring located at the "under portion of 1 the lower plate and having a transverse bail'porloweredge of the keeper head for urging the keeper in an upward direction, I which bail portion when-the keeper is lifted out of thelower plate lies against and across the lips tion acting on the of said slot-and means for interlocking the spring rigid'keeper, the. lower 'plate having mounted thereon movabledetent means adapted to overtolatch the hood, a-sp'ring located at. the under portion of the lower plate and acting on the keeper from beneath for urging the r keeper and upper plate in an upward direction, said spring and the lower plate having intere engaging means whereby-the spring is interlocked seated thereagainstwith they. I I keeper in the latching position increasing the, flrmness of the seating. plates of which the upper carries a depending with said plate and f ARTHUR, CLAUD7MAN'ILE.

, 3 rigid keeper with a flattened head having a para row 'loweredg said keeper in the latching posi- 1 tion occupyinga slot in the. lower plate withthe lower edge of the keeper head substantially-below g the planezofthe lower plate, thelower plate being I provided rearwardlyof the keeper with detent'? means adapted to overliethe keeper head and

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