Fahrzeugscharnier zum Anheben einer Fahrzeughaube in einer Unfallsituation

摘要

The hinge has a hinge lower part (14) fastened at a vehicle body side and a hinge upper part (16) fastened to a hood side. The upper part comprises two sections (20, 21) pivotable relative to each other during accident situation. A lock device (29) comprises a holding surface (34) and a blocking surface (35), which contacts two opposite sides of a closing element (30) for locking the two sections. The holding surface is provided from a locking element (32) pivotably mounted at one of the sections, and the blocking surface is rigidly arranged at one of the sections. An independent claim is also included for a device for lifting a vehicle hood in an accident situation.