A system for detecting an obstacle between a closure panel and a body of a vehicle, comprising: an actuator for moving the closure panel from a partially closed position to a closed position; a sensor for sensing a position of the closure panel between the partially closed and the closed position; and a controller for receiving position signals from the sensor and for controlling operation of the actuator; wherein the controller is adapted to inhibit moving of the closure panel when the sensor detects an improper change in the position of the closure panel during operation of the actuator.

Technology is provided which allows the amount of a hood protruding forward from a striker to be reduced at a normal time before the pop-up hood system is operated, and allowing the stroke when the front end of the hood rotates downward when the pop-up hood system is operated to be reduced, such that it is possible to effectively utilize the space. A hood retraction structure includes: a slider provided at a front side lower portion of a hood; and a rail that is provided on an upper portion of a striker body constituting a hood locking mechanism, movable in a longitudinal direction relative to the slider, and is longer than the slider in a length in the longitudinal direction. Retraction of the slider relative to the rail allows the hood to retract relative to the hood locking mechanism.

A closure panel for a motor vehicle having a power-operated latch assembly with a mechanical emergency release system and method of mechanical actuation of the power-operated latch assembly is provided. The mechanical emergency release system of power-operated latch assembly has a manually actuatable release lever and a cover for hiding the manually actuatable release lever from a user within an interior cabin of the motor vehicle. The manually actuatable release lever is accessible to the user in the interior cabin for activation after the cover has been moved.

A lock device of a vehicle comprising: a base plate; a guide plate rotatably disposed on the base plate; a pawl rotatably disposed on the base plate, the pawl being engageable with the guide plate in an unlocking position and disengageable from the guide plate between a half-locked and fully-locked position; a ratchet rotatably disposed on the base plate for retaining a striker when in the half-locked or the fully-locked position when the pawl is engaged with the ratchet; and a release member rotatably disposed on the base plate, the release member engagable with the guide plate; the release member is configured to drive the guide plate to engage with the pawl and drive the pawl to decouple from the ratchet.

A latch assembly includes a ratchet assembly having a primary striker capture position for retaining a striker in a fully closed state, a secondary striker capture position for retaining the striker in a partially closed state, a release position for releasing the striker, and an open position upon removing the striker from the ratchet assembly. A pawl assembly releasably locks the ratchet assembly in the primary striker capture position and in the secondary striker capture position and releases the ratchet assembly to the release position. A hold-open device prevents the pawl assembly from moving from the unlatched position back to latched position while the ratchet assembly is in the release position.

A release lever cover assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket assembly, a first release lever, and a release lever cover. The bracket assembly is configured to be connected to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle. The first release lever is pivotally connected to the bracket assembly. The first release lever is movable between a first position and a second position in which a vehicle component is released. The release lever cover is slidably connected to the bracket assembly. The release lever cover is movable between a first position preventing movement of the first release lever and a second position allowing movement of the first release lever.

A hood release lever cover assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket assembly and a hood release lever. The bracket assembly is configured to be connected to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle. The hood release lever cover is pivotally connected to the bracket assembly. The hood release lever cover is movable between a first position preventing movement of a hood release lever of the vehicle and a second position allowing movement of the hood release lever.

A hood release lever cover assembly for a vehicle includes a first fixed member and a hood release lever cover. The first fixed member is configured to be connected to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle. The hood release lever cover is movably connected to the first fixed member. The hood release lever cover is movable between a first position preventing movement of a hood release lever of the vehicle and a second position allowing movement of the hood release lever.

A vehicle disclosed in the present specification includes a vehicle body that has a front compartment, a radiator that is disposed in the front compartment, a radiator support upper crossmember that makes up part of the vehicle body and that also extends in a right-left direction along an upper edge of the radiator, a hood that is pivotably linked to the vehicle body and that is movable between an open position for opening the front compartment and a closed position for closing the front compartment, and a hood lock that is fixed to the radiator support upper crossmember and that also locks the hood in the closed position. The hood lock is positioned rearward of a center of the radiator support upper crossmember in a front-rear direction.

Provided is a hood lock device attachment structure. A hood lock device is configured so as to be fixed to an attachment portion disposed on a vehicle body and configured so as to lock a hood in a closed state through engagement with a hood striker that protrudes from the inner surface of the hood of the vehicle. This hood lock device attachment structure has at least one temporary attachment portion that is configured so as to temporarily attach the hood lock device to the attachment portion using a fitting force in such a manner that the attachment portion and the hood lock device are relatively movable in the vehicle width direction.