摘要 |
A shock absorbing device for a hood hinge of a vehicle is provided to absorb shock energy generated when pedestrians collides with the hood hinge by securing a shock absorbing space by moving upward a hood. In a hood opening and closing device of a vehicle having a hood arm(11) of which a front end is fixed to a hood and a rear end is connected with a hood bracket(13) by a hinge pin(12) to open and shut the hood, a flange(14) is disposed at a lower part of the hood bracket. A rod(20) having a locking unit(22) at the lower end is fitted to the flange. A front end of the rod is inserted through a fixed bracket(30) fastened to a vehicle body. An elastic member(21) is compressively fitted to the rod formed between the fixed bracket and the flange. A locking device(40) for fixing the locking unit of the rod is installed on a bottom side of the fixed bracket. A front end of a movable bar(51) is connected to one side of the locking unit and the other end is coupled with an actuator(50). The actuator is coupled with a sensor(60) installed at a front bumper of the vehicle.
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