Combined engine hood for automobile

The hood, with its modular design and structure, solves the problems of difficult disassembly and insufficient safety of traditional hoods, achieving convenient maintenance and enhanced safety, making it suitable for hood designs in modern automobiles.

CN223850690UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-30MITAKA ELECTRONICS (PINGHU) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520166718.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-23
Publication Date
2026-01-30
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-23

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Technical Problem

Traditional hood designs lack flexibility and removability, making it difficult to meet the high requirements of modern automobiles for safety, convenience, and maintainability. They are also easily damaged by external impacts, increasing repair costs and complexity.

Method used

It adopts a modular design, including a hood, connecting buffer strip, side guards and front guard. It uses low alloy chromium-nickel steel and modular structure to achieve detachability and enhance structural stability, combined with convenient operation of windshield washer fluid and manual lock.

Benefits of technology

It improves the maintainability and economy of the hood, enhances safety in the event of a collision, reduces damage to interior components, and ensures stability and ease of operation in extreme environments.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a combined type automobile engine cover which comprises an engine cover plate, connecting buffer strips, side edge protection plates, a front end protection plate and an automobile logo, the rear end of the engine cover plate is installed above an automobile engine bin in a rotating mode, the connecting buffer strips are fixedly installed on the two sides of the engine cover plate, and the side edge protection plates are fixedly installed on the outer sides of the connecting buffer strips; the front end protection plate is fixedly installed at the front end of the engine cover plate, and the vehicle logo is fixedly installed on the surface of the front end protection plate. Due to the arrangement of the engine cover plate and the front end protection plate, the automobile engine cover plate is large in capacity of bearing impact of the external environment, can bear larger pressure, and has flexibility and detachability.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile engine hood, especially to a combined automobile engine hood. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous development of the automobile industry and the progress of technology, the safety, performance and maintenance convenience of automobiles have gradually become the focus of consumers. As an important part of the automobile, the engine hood not only has the basic protection function, but also needs to carry more and more additional functions to ensure the stability and safety of the vehicle in different use environments.

[0003] The traditional engine hood design adopts a fixed structure, usually made of metal plate, and the simple surface protection and support function cannot meet the high requirements of modern automobiles on safety, convenience and maintenance. In modern automobiles, the engine hood not only needs to withstand the impact of the external environment, but also needs to minimize the harm to the passengers in the vehicle in the event of an accident. At the same time, the traditional design lacks flexibility and detachability, and once a part fails, the entire engine hood needs to be replaced, increasing the maintenance cost and complexity.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to invent a combined automobile engine hood. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a combined automobile engine hood to solve the problems of small external environment impact resistance, small pressure resistance, lack of flexibility and detachability of the existing structure. A combined automobile engine hood, comprising an engine cover plate, a connecting buffer strip, a side guard plate, a front end guard plate and a logo, wherein: the rear end of the engine cover plate is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of the automobile, and the connecting buffer strip is fixedly installed on both sides of the engine cover plate, and the side guard plate is fixedly installed on the outside of the connecting buffer strip; the front end guard plate is fixedly installed at the front end of the engine cover plate, and the logo is fixedly installed on the surface of the front end guard plate.

[0006] The engine cover plate comprises a uniform basic plate, a connecting basic strip, a windshield opening, an opening cover and a manual lock, and the uniform basic plates are connected together through the connecting basic strip, and the rear end of the uniform basic plate is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of the automobile; the windshield opening is opened on the surface of the uniform basic plate, and the opening cover is rotatably installed inside the windshield opening through a rotating shaft, and the manual lock is fixedly installed inside the opening cover and connects the opening cover and the uniform basic plate together.

[0007] The front guard plate includes a release plate, a car logo mounting area, a stress relief plate, and a release connector. The release plate is connected to the front end of the hood plate via the release connector, and the car logo mounting area is located on the surface of the release plate. The stress relief plate is mounted on the front end of the release plate via a connecting block.

[0008] The internal base plate of the hood is made of two metal plates connected together by a connecting base strip. This base plate can be detached from the connecting base strip. The windshield washer fluid inlet is located directly above the windshield washer fluid inlet, and its cover can be manually locked. It serves the following functions: ① Structural support: As the main component of the hood, the hood provides necessary support and strength, ensuring the stability of the entire hood. Its rear end is mounted above the engine compartment via a rotating mechanism, allowing it to be opened when needed for easy maintenance and inspection of the engine compartment; ② Protective function: The hood covers the engine compartment, protecting the engine and other important vehicle components from external environmental factors such as dust, rain, and gravel. It can also disperse impact force and reduce damage in the event of a collision; ③ Convenient and simple operation: As part of the hood, the windshield washer fluid deflector provides an open interface for easy injection of windshield washer fluid, providing cleaning solution to the windshield; the deflector cover is installed inside the windshield washer fluid deflector via a rotating shaft, which can seal the deflector area to prevent dust and other substances from entering. The deflector cover is also connected to a manual lock to ensure that the deflector cover can be securely locked during use and to prevent accidental loosening.

[0009] The front skid plate is divided into four parts: two sets of release plates and a stress-relief plate. The release plates are connected to the hood via a release buckle made of low-alloy chromium-nickel steel, which will break upon impact. The connecting block between the release plates and the stress-relief plates is also made of low-alloy chromium-nickel steel and will break upon impact. This design serves the following functions: ① Enhanced structural stability: The front skid plate is fixedly connected to the hood, increasing the overall structural stability of the hood, especially in the event of a forward impact or strong airflow, helping to keep the hood in place and preventing loosening or damage; ② Stress relief function: The front skid plate also includes a stress-relief plate, which is connected to the release plates via a connecting block. The stress-relief plate is designed to disperse impact force during a collision, reducing direct damage to the hood and other components, especially mitigating impact force in collisions and enhancing vehicle safety; ③ Release connection function: The release plates are connected to the hood via release buckles and can detach or break under certain conditions, helping to reduce damage to the hood and other interior components. The detachment plate is made of low-alloy chromium-nickel steel, which can break or detach under a large impact, thereby reducing the risk of injury to passengers.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0011] 1. The engine cover plate is provided with the following effects: ① structural support: the engine cover plate serves as the main component of the engine cover, providing necessary support and strength to ensure the stability of the entire engine cover. Its rear end is installed above the engine compartment of the vehicle through a rotating mechanism, which can be opened when needed, facilitating the maintenance and inspection of the engine compartment; ② protection function: the engine cover plate covers the engine compartment, protecting the engine and other important components inside the vehicle from external environmental factors such as dust, rain, and debris. It can also play a role in dispersing impact force and reducing damage in the event of a collision; ③ convenient and simple operation: the windshield washer window serves as part of the engine cover plate, providing an open interface for the windshield washer, which facilitates the injection of windshield washer fluid to clean the front windshield; the window cover is installed inside the windshield washer window through a rotating shaft, which can close the window area to prevent dust and other substances from entering.

[0012] The window cover is also connected with a manual lock to ensure that the window cover can be safely locked during use, preventing accidental loosening.

[0013] 2. The front end guard plate is provided with the following effects: ① enhanced structural stability:

[0014] The front end guard plate is fixedly connected with the engine cover plate, increasing the overall structural stability of the engine cover, especially in the case of forward impact or strong airflow, which can help the engine cover to remain in place and prevent loosening or damage; ② force relief function: the front end guard plate also includes a force relief plate connected to the disengagement plate through a connecting block. The force relief plate is designed to disperse impact force and reduce direct damage to the engine cover plate and other components in the event of a collision, especially in the event of a collision, to alleviate the impact force and enhance the safety of the vehicle; ③ disengagement connection function:

[0015] The disengagement plate is connected to the engine cover plate through a disengagement connection buckle, which can be disconnected or broken under certain conditions to help reduce damage to the engine cover plate and other components inside the vehicle. The disengagement plate is made of low-alloy chromium-nickel steel column material, which can break or disengage when subjected to a large impact, thereby reducing the risk of injury to passengers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0017] Figure 2 is an enlarged view of A of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 3 is an enlarged view of B of the utility model.

[0019] In the drawings:

[0020] The utility model provides a combined engine cover for automobile, including engine cover plate 1, the buffer strip 2 of link, side guard plate 3, front end guard plate 4 and car logo 5, wherein: the rear end of engine cover plate 1 is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of automobile, and the buffer strip 2 of link is fixedly installed on both sides of engine cover plate 1, and the side guard plate 3 is fixedly installed on the outside of buffer strip 2 of link, and the front end guard plate 4 is fixedly installed on the front end of engine cover plate 1, and the car logo 5 is fixedly installed on the surface of front end guard plate 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the person skilled in the art better understand the utility model scheme, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below, obviously, the described embodiment is only a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all the embodiment. Based on the embodiment in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without making creative labor should belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0022] As shown in the accompanying drawings Figure 1 to the accompanying Figure 3 As shown.

[0023] The utility model provides a combined engine cover for automobile, including engine cover plate 1, the buffer strip 2 of link, side guard plate 3, front end guard plate 4 and car logo 5, wherein: the rear end of engine cover plate 1 is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of automobile, and the buffer strip 2 of link is fixedly installed on both sides of engine cover plate 1, and the side guard plate 3 is fixedly installed on the outside of buffer strip 2 of link, and the front end guard plate 4 is fixedly installed on the front end of engine cover plate 1, and the car logo 5 is fixedly installed on the surface of front end guard plate 4.

[0024] Engine cover plate 1 includes the basic plate 11 of equal division, connecting basic strip 12, glass water window 13, window sealing cover 14 and manual lock 15, and the basic plate 11 of equal division is connected together through connecting basic strip 12, the rear end of basic plate 11 of equal division is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of automobile, glass water window 13 is set up on the surface of basic plate 11 of equal division, and window sealing cover 14 is rotatably installed in the inside of glass water window 13, manual lock 15 is fixedly installed in the inside of window sealing cover 14, and window sealing cover 14 and basic plate 11 of equal division are connected together.

[0025] Front end guard plate 4 includes the separation plate 41, car logo installation area 42, unloading plate 43 and the connecting buckle 44 of separation, and the separation plate 41 is connected in the front end of engine cover plate 1 through the connecting buckle 44 of separation, and car logo installation area 42 is arranged on the surface of separation plate 41, and the unloading plate 43 is installed in the front end of separation plate 41 through the connecting block.

[0026] The equalizing base plate 11 inside the engine cover plate 1 is made of two metal plates, and the equalizing base plate 11 is connected together through the connecting base strip 12, which can be detached downward from the connecting base strip 12; the windshield washer opening 13 is arranged above the windshield washer opening of the automobile, and the opening cover 14 can block the windshield washer opening 13 through the manual lock 15.

[0027] The front end guard plate 4 is divided into four parts, two groups of disengagement plates 41 and force relief plates 43, and the disengagement plates 41 are connected with the engine cover plate 1 through disengagement connecting buckles 44 made of low-alloy chromium-nickel steel columns, which will break after being impacted; the connecting blocks between the disengagement plates 41 and the force relief plates 43 are made of low-alloy chromium-nickel steel blocks, which will break after being impacted.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the device has the following obvious advantages:

[0029] 1. Modular design:

[0030] The device adopts a combined design, and each part such as the engine cover plate 1, the connection buffer strip 2, the side guard plate 3, the front end guard plate 4, etc. can be independently detached and replaced, especially the equalizing base plate 11 is connected together through the connecting base strip 12 and can be detached from the connecting base strip 12, which is convenient for maintenance and replacement, and improves the maintainability and economy of the device.

[0031] 2. Safety design:

[0032] In the design of the front end guard plate 4, the structure of the disengagement plate 41 combined with the force relief plate 43 is adopted, so that the device can better disperse the impact force when impacted, reducing the damage to the engine cover plate 1 and other components. At the same time, the disengagement connecting buckle 44 and the connecting block 43 can break or disengage when subjected to strong impact, effectively reducing the risk of injury to the vehicle occupants. This design enhances the overall safety, especially in the event of a car accident.

[0033] 3. Convenient operation and maintenance:

[0034] The design of the windshield washer opening 13 makes it more convenient to add windshield washer. The opening cover 14 is installed through a rotating shaft and combined with the manual lock 15, ensuring that the opening area can be securely closed when not in use, preventing dust and moisture from entering, increasing the service life and stability of the device. Compared with the prior art, this operation method is more convenient and safe.

[0035] 4. Structural strength and stability:

[0036] The engine cover plate 1 of the device is designed to provide strong support force, and cooperates with the front end protection plate 4 and the side edge protection plate 3 to protect, and still can maintain good structural strength in the extreme environment such as high temperature and high pressure, guarantee the stability of long time operation of the device.

[0037] 5. Improve the protection performance:

[0038] The design of the engine cover plate 1 can effectively prevent the influence of the external environment on the engine 1 and other important components, such as dustproof, waterproof, stoneproof, etc., and the cover design of the glass water opening window 13 can prevent dust from entering, ensure cleaning and long-term use without being affected by the outside world.

[0039] In summary, the modular design, safety improvement, convenient operation and structural optimization of the device make it have higher performance and safety when compared with the prior art, especially in long-term use and extreme environment.

[0040] The technical scheme disclosed in the utility model, or the technical scheme designed by the person skilled in the art under the inspiration of the technical scheme of the utility model, and the similar technical scheme achieving the above technical effects all fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A combined hood for a vehicle, characterized in that: The utility model provides an engine cover plate (1), the buffer bar (2) of link, side guard (3), front end guard (4) and car logo (5), wherein: the rear end of engine cover plate (1) is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of car, and the buffer bar (2) of link is fixedly installed on both sides of engine cover plate (1), and the side guard (3) is fixedly installed on the outside of buffer bar (2) of link, the front end guard (4) is fixedly installed on the front end of engine cover plate (1), and car logo (5) is fixedly installed on the surface of front end guard (4).

2. The combination hood for a vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The utility model provides an engine cover plate (1), the buffer bar (2) of link, side guard (3), front end guard (4) and car logo (5), wherein: the rear end of engine cover plate (1) is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of car, and the buffer bar (2) of link is fixedly installed on both sides of engine cover plate (1), and the side guard (3) is fixedly installed on the outside of buffer bar (2) of link, the front end guard (4) is fixedly installed on the front end of engine cover plate (1), and car logo (5) is fixedly installed on the surface of front end guard (4).

3. The combination hood for a vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein: The utility model provides an engine cover plate (1), the buffer bar (2) of link, side guard (3), front end guard (4) and car logo (5), wherein: the rear end of engine cover plate (1) is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of car, and the buffer bar (2) of link is fixedly installed on both sides of engine cover plate (1), and the side guard (3) is fixedly installed on the outside of buffer bar (2) of link, the front end guard (4) is fixedly installed on the front end of engine cover plate (1), and car logo (5) is fixedly installed on the surface of front end guard (4).

4. The combination hood for a vehicle as set forth in claim 2, wherein: The utility model provides an engine cover plate (1), the buffer bar (2) of link, side guard (3), front end guard (4) and car logo (5), wherein: the rear end of engine cover plate (1) is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of car, and the buffer bar (2) of link is fixedly installed on both sides of engine cover plate (1), and the side guard (3) is fixedly installed on the outside of buffer bar (2) of link, the front end guard (4) is fixedly installed on the front end of engine cover plate (1), and car logo (5) is fixedly installed on the surface of front end guard (4).

5. The combination hood for a vehicle as defined in claim 3, wherein: The utility model provides an engine cover plate (1), the buffer bar (2) of link, side guard (3), front end guard (4) and car logo (5), wherein: the rear end of engine cover plate (1) is rotatably installed above the engine compartment of car, and the buffer bar (2) of link is fixedly installed on both sides of engine cover plate (1), and the side guard (3) is fixedly installed on the outside of buffer bar (2) of link, the front end guard (4) is fixedly installed on the front end of engine cover plate (1), and car logo (5) is fixedly installed on the surface of front end guard (4).