HOOD HATCH MOULDING Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B62D25/08 

FIELD: automotive engineering.

SUBSTANCE: hood hatch moulding has a body section of the cover and a section of the vertical wall. The cover body section covers the hood hatch section located between the windshield and the hood of the vehicle. The vertical wall section comprises a vertical wall body, an opening and a plug section covering the opening. The plug section includes a section enabling bending from the lid side, located along the vehicle width direction. A section enabling bending from the lid side is configured to initiate bending deformation on one side. A section enabling bending from the lid side has a bulging section. The bulging section of the plug section is located in the central region in the vehicle width direction in the plug section. In the peripheral section of the bulging section, the flat body of the plug section is disposed along the vertical wall body.

EFFECT: improved shock absorption in a vehicle collision.

9 cl, 12 dwg