Lock shock absorption for a pedestrian motor vehicle front hood.

摘要

Lock (1) for cover (2) of a motor vehicle, comprising first (3) and second (4) parts where it is intended to be integral with the hood (2) and the other is intended to be integral with an element ( 5) body on which the bonnet (2) is selectively applied by a movement of mutual approach of the two parts of the lock in a first direction (8) oriented displacement, the first part comprising a striker plate (9), and the second part (4) comprising at least one plate (7) and a retaining means (10) of the striker plate (9), the lock then being in a closed configuration, this lock moving from its closed configuration to an extreme configuration by a relative movement of the striker (9) relative to the plate (7) in said first direction (8), the lock being characterized in extreme configuration, a bearing portion (18) of the striker plate (9) is in contact against means amortiguam ent shock (15) exerting on the striker plate (9), a force opposite damping the movement of the striker (9) in the first direction (8) and correlatively to step lock its closed configuration to its extreme configuration , the retaining means being mounted movably on the plate (7).