US Patent 7537272 Safety device of vehicle

In a safety device of a vehicle, which includes fenders located at both sides of the vehicle to form a front side of the vehicle and a hood covering an upper space between the fenders to form a front portion of the vehicle, there are provided a cowl portion formed in a gutter shape having an opening upward, an actuator operative to lift up a rear portion of the hood relative to the vehicle body, and a bracket to attach the actuator to the vehicle body. Herein, the bracket is placed on the vehicle body from above so as to be laid across the opening of the cowl portion. Accordingly, this safety device can improve the efficiency of operations of attaching the actuator to the vehicle body.