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Hood stop assemblies for a vehicle and methods for setting a position of a vehicle hood

  • US 9,963,917 B2
  • Filed: 12/13/2013
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A hood stop assembly comprising:

  • a hood for closing an engine compartment opening defined by a vehicle;

    a receptacle attached to the vehicle adjacent the engine compartment opening defining an opening having an axis the receptacle including a plurality of receptacle teeth;

    a stop including;

    a shaft having a first shaft end and a second shaft end, the first shaft end inserted in the opening and the second shaft end adjacent to the hood when the hood is in a closed position;

    an arm having a first arm end and a second arm end, the second arm end being radially outwardly spaced from the shaft and the first arm end being attached to the first shaft end within the opening and including locking teeth received by the plurality of receptacle teeth;

    a biasing device positioned between the second shaft end and the receptacle and biasing the shaft toward the hood; and

    a release extending from the second arm end and positioned between the hood and the receptacle, wherein the release is compressed outside the opening towards the shaft to disengage the locking teeth from the plurality of receptacle teeth;

    wherein the stop is pressed into the receptacle by moving the hood to the closed position with the locking teeth being movable relative to the plurality of receptacle teeth to insert the stop further into the receptacle and resist withdrawal of the stop from the receptacle.

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