Vehicle hood assembly for pedestrian protection

The invention relates to a vehicle hood assembly for pedestrian protection, including a hood 1 and an upper front cross member 2 located below the leading edge 3 of the hood 1, the cross member 2 is attached to the vehicle body with releasable fixings 5, whereby the fixings 5 release the cross beam 2 under an overload due to the impact load resulting from the collision of a pedestrian with the leading edge 3 of the hood 1. It is characterised in that one or more load transmission means are arranged between the cross car beam 2 and at least one separate lifting device 10 and 11 for the hood. A movement of the released cross member 2 relative to the body is used to drive one or more separate lifting devices 10 and 11 for the hood, whereby the transmission means transfer both movement and load from the cross member 2 to the lifting devices 10 and 11.