Hood hinge assembly for a motor vehicle

A vehicle hood hinge assembly (100), comprising: a hinge linkage mechanism adapted to fasten a hood (104) of a vehicle (102) to a body of a vehicle (102) while permitting movement of the hood (104) in a first direction between an open and a closed position as seen in relation to the body of the vehicle, the vehicle hood hinge assembly further comprising: a link element (220) adapted to be arranged between the hood (104) and the hinge linkage mechanism; and a damping element (222) arranged between the hinge linkage mechanism and the link element (220), said damping element (222) being configured to maintain the link element (220) in a fixed position in relation to the hinge linkage mechanism during normal operation of the hood (104), and further configured to permit movement of the hood (104) in a second direction in the case of a collision with a pedestrian or similar object detected by a sensor system, wherein said movement in the second direction is limited by said damping element (222).