HOOD STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the bending moment generated in a hood side mounting part when closing a hood in a structure wherein the hood is energized from a closed position to an opened position direction and is maintained in the opened position. SOLUTION: A mounting end 42A of a damper stay 42 is pivotally supported by a damper stay mounting part 40 formed near vehicle body width direction both ends of an inner front 16 constituting a front end of the hood 10, and a mounting end 42B of the damper stay 42 is pivotally supported by a vehicle body longitudinal direction center part 44A of an apron upper member 44. The hood 10 is rotatable around a hinge shaft 46A to an upper part and a lower part of the vehicle body, and the damper stay 42 energizes the hood 10 from the closed position shown by a chain double-dashed line to the opened position direction shown by a solid line and maintains the hood 10 in the opened position. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI