SINGLY STRUCTURED HOOD HINGE AND FENDER MOUNTING BRACKET FOR AUTOMOBILES TO REDUCE HIGH HIC VALUE

摘要

This invention relates to singly structured hood hinge and fender mounting bracket for automobiles to reduce high HIC value having substantially reverse Z-section, extended flange of which is mounted with fender and hood hinge arm. It gives rise the following advantageous features:- -Increase in energy absorption to meet HIC value.-Improvement in pedestrian head impact performance by allowing additional deformation. -Significant saving in tooling and manufacturing cost due to integration of hood hinge reinforcement and fender mounting. -Reduced assembly steps due to elimination of welding process as needed in existing fender mounting bracket, which results in reduced assembly time. -Ease in manufacturing and assembly.-Having economic significance.