US Patent 12077126 Active hood system

An active hood system including an actuator configured to operate according to an output signal of an impact sensor, a pop-up link rotatably mounted on a mounting bracket based on a pop-up link rotation axis and configured to rotate based on the pop-up link rotation axis according to an operation of the actuator, a short link rotatably mounted on the pop-up link, a long link rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket, and a hood arm rotatably mounted to the short link and the long link, respectively, wherein the pop-up link is configured to push the short link to lift the hood arm when the actuator operates.