公开(公告)号：US11383672B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16697547

申请日：2019-11-27

Applicant: Magna Closures, Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Wood ,  Stefan Page ,  Stephan Holschbach

IPC: B60R21/38 ,  B62D25/12 ,  E05D7/10 ,  E05D3/06

Abstract: An active hinge including a hood bracket for attachment to a vehicle hood and a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body. A deploy bracket is pivotally attached to the hood bracket and the body bracket. The hood bracket is pivotable relative to the deploy bracket between a non-deployed position and a deployed position. At least one link interconnects, and is pivotally connected to the deploy bracket and the body bracket. A pawl is pivotally mounted to one of the hood bracket, the body bracket, the deploy bracket, and the at least one link. A bolt for engagement by the pawl is connected to another of the hood bracket, the body bracket, the deploy bracket, and the at least one link. An actuator is provided for disengaging the pawl from the bolt to allow the deploy bracket to move relative to the hood bracket and the body bracket.

公开(公告)号：US20200164831A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16697547

申请日：2019-11-27

Applicant: Magna Closures Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Wood ,  Stefan Page ,  Stephan Holschbach

IPC: B60R21/38 ,  B62D25/12 ,  E05D7/10

Abstract: An active hinge including a hood bracket for attachment to a vehicle hood and a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body. A deploy bracket is pivotally attached to the hood bracket and the body bracket. The hood bracket is pivotable relative to the deploy bracket between a non-deployed position and a deployed position. At least one link interconnects, and is pivotally connected to the deploy bracket and the body bracket. A pawl is pivotally mounted to one of the hood bracket, the body bracket, the deploy bracket, and the at least one link. A bolt for engagement by the pawl is connected to another of the hood bracket, the body bracket, the deploy bracket, and the at least one link. An actuator is provided for disengaging the pawl from the bolt to allow the deploy bracket to move relative to the hood bracket and the body bracket.

公开(公告)号：US20240368931A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18653391

申请日：2024-05-02

Applicant: MAGNA CLOSURES INC.

Inventor： Thomas Wood

IPC: E05F1/12

Abstract: A hinge based counterbalance mechanism for operating a hinge of a closure panel of a vehicle to assist in opening and closing of the closure panel between a closed position and an open position, the hinge based counterbalance mechanism including: a pair of hinges each having a body side portion for connecting to a body of the vehicle and a panel side portion for connecting to the closure panel, the body side portion and the panel side portion coupled to one another by a respective mechanical coupling; a pair of torsion elements each having a free end coupled to a respective gear and a fixed end coupled to either of the body side portion or the body, the fixed end inhibited from rotating relative to the free end and the free end able to rotate about a torsion axis of the torsion element; wherein the pair of torsion elements are positioned relative to one another in a non-overlapping manner.

公开(公告)号：US12163366B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17472448

申请日：2021-09-10

Applicant: Magna Closures, Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Wood ,  Andrew R. McIntyre

IPC: E05F1/12 ,  B60R21/38

Abstract: An active hinge including a body bracket for attachment to a vehicle body. A hood bracket is provided for rotational attachment to a vehicle hood. An actuator is provided for selectively transitioning the active hood hinge from a normal mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is restricted, to an active pedestrian mode where the rotation of the hood bracket is unrestricted.