| 摘要 |
<p>A hood assembly 10 comprising a latch 30 and handle 20 installed on a front pivoting engine cover, hood or bonnet 12 of a vehicle, such as a truck or lorry, the assembly comprising a latch arranged at a rearward position of the hood, the latch having at least one latched and one unlatched position, a handle remotely located with respect to the latch, the handle moveable between at least one neutral and one release positions and a remote control assembly 26 connecting the handle to the latch for translating movement of the handle into movement of the latch. The assembly allows a user to unlatch a trucks hood from a single location using handle 20, preferably located at the front of the hood and biased into the neutral position via a spring (38, fig.5). The latch may be a metal rotary latch, and may be biased into a latched position. The remote assembly may be a cable 26. A commercial vehicle comprising the remote assembly is also claimed.</p> |
