US 12,227,973 B2
Hood release lever cover assembly for a vehicle
Bobby Fuentes, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/024,174.
Prior Publication US 2022/0081943 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. E05B 83/24 (2014.01); B60R 13/02 (2006.01); E05B 13/00 (2006.01); E05B 85/10 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 83/243 (2013.01) [B60R 13/0275 (2013.01); E05B 13/001 (2013.01); E05B 85/10 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/11 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/484 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/626 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/682 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/626 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hood release lever cover assembly for a vehicle, the hood release lever cover assembly comprising:
a bracket assembly configured to be connected to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle;
a hood release lever cover pivotally connected to the bracket assembly, the hood release lever cover being pivotable 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, the hood release lever cover being configured to overlie a majority of the hood release lever when the hood release lever cover is in the first position and when viewed in a direction facing a front surface of the hood release lever cover and perpendicular to a pivot axis of the hood release lever cover; and
a pin rigidly connected to a mounting arm of the bracket assembly, the hood release lever cover being pivotally connected to the pin,
the hood release lever cover including a main body portion, and first and second arms extending outwardly from the main body portion that are pivotally connected to the pin, a first distance from a first opening in the first arm to an uppermost surface of the first arm being longer than a second distance from a second opening in the second arm to an uppermost surface of the second arm, the first arm preventing access to the hood release lever in a direction substantially parallel to an axial direction of the pin when the hood release lever cover is in the first position, the first and second openings receiving the pin.