Lock for an automobile front hood has a lock bow with a longer and shaped leading holding bar, for the hood to lift and move back on impact with a pedestrian

摘要

The lock for the front hood (1) of an automobile has a lock bow (3) with a leading holding bar (5) and a trailing holding bar (7) with a curved slide (9) operated by a spring bolt (11) to hold them in the locked position. The leading bar has a shape which is not straight and is longer than the trailing bar.