Vehicle front end structure providing pedestrian protection

摘要

An exemplary vehicle front end structure may include an energy absorbing structure movable between deployed and non-deployed positions. The structure may further include an actuator system that moves the energy absorbing structure from the deployed position to the non-deployed position. The energy absorbing structure in the deployed position may be spaced apart from an engine support structure by a first distance that is greater than a second distance by which the energy absorbing structure in the non-deployed structure is spaced apart from the engine support structure.

主权项

1. A vehicle front end structure, comprising:
an energy absorbing structure movable between a deployed position, spaced apart from an engine support structure a first distance, and a non-deployed position, spaced apart from the engine support structure a second distance less than the first distance; and an actuator system including a motorized latch device slidably carried by the engine support structure and configured to move the energy absorbing structure between the positions.