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EP 0307978 B1 19920520 - SAFETY DEVICE FOR A AUTOMOBILE FRONT HOOD

Title (en)

SAFETY DEVICE FOR A AUTOMOBILE FRONT HOOD

Publication

EP 0307978 B1 19920520 (EN)

Application

EP 88201654 A 19880801

Priority

IT 2226387 U 19870904

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0307978A1] A front hood opening safety device of the type operable from outside the passenger compartment, comprising a support on which there is pivoted a safety hook (27) which is retained by the force of a spring (88) in a first predetermined position corresponding to complete closure of the hood, the hook having at one end the shape of a ramp which blends into an inclined wall, on opening the hood the hook assuming a second position in which the ramp comes into engagement with a catch element (19), the hook being operationally connected to a control lever (37) provided with a handgrip, the lever being provided with at least one arm formed from at least one preloaded elastic element.

IPC 1-7

E05B 65/19

IPC 8 full level

E05B 65/19 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 83/24 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0307978 A1 19890322; EP 0307978 B1 19920520; DE 3871298 D1 19920625; ES 2031229 T3 19921201; IT 211822 Z2 19890525; IT 8722263 V0 19870904

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88201654 A 19880801; DE 3871298 T 19880801; ES 88201654 T 19880801; IT 2226387 U 19870904