Collision safety system for use with a motor vehicle

摘要

A collision safety system for use with a motor vehicle includes a hood (12) mounted to the vehicle movable between an open position and a closed position. A latch (24) mechanism positioned adjacent the hood releasably engages a striker bar (40) extending from the hood. The latch mechanism includes a spring (44) operative to move the striker bar, a locking cam (34) configured to releasably secure the striker bar and a pawl (42) disposed on a latch bracket (30) is movable between a latched position engaging the locking cam and a deployed position away from the locking cam. A primary hood release device is operatively connected to the pawl and is in communication with a remote source (56) that is configured to transmit an activation signal to the primary hood release device (52).