Hood design-Week 2

HOOD: The hood is the cover of the engine in the vehicles with an engine at its front. The hood has two panels, one is the outer panel, and the other is the inner panel. The outer panel design depends on the aerodynamics and car style. The inner panel design mainly checks the crash of the vehicle to the human body. For a good star rating and good NVC, the inner panel must be designed so precisely.

The different types of parts present in the inner panel of the hood are, latch, reinforcements, hinge, support rods. The latch is the locking and unlocking mechanism of the hood. Once the latch is unlocked, the hood opens up to 2 to 5 mm for the hands to open the hood. The support rods are placed to support the hood in the open condition. The reinforcements are used for strengthening the hood. Hinges are attached to the reinforcements for opening and closing the hood. Support rods are used to support the hood in open condition at a certain angle. Mastic surfaces are soft surfaces that are placed between the outer and inner panel of the hood.