A bonnet is provided having a central bar 2 for fitting longitudinally over a front section of a car; a pair of left and right bonnet sections 4, 6; and a pair of front and back cross-bars for connecting the bonnet to the car. Central bar 2 has a longitudinal central section 48 sitting flush with bonnet sections 4, 6 and side extensions 50 from central section 48 extending underneath the bonnet sections. Central bar 2 is fixedly connected to the cross-bars, while bonnet sections 4, 6 are hingedly connected to the cross-bars. The bonnet may slope downwardly from a windscreen to a bumper to drain water. Seals may be provided on the undersides of inside edges of bonnet sections 4, 6.
Centrally hinged bonnet
2025-06-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |