Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-15
2008-03-11
Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C180S274000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07341274
ABSTRACT:
A pedestrian airbag system is mounted to a rear portion of a vehicle's sheet metal hood panel. An airbag is inflated to cover an area from the rear portion of the hood panel to a front side of a front pillar by being supplied with inflation gas; a case accommodates the airbag, and an airbag cover formed of synthetic resin covers the upper side of the folded airbag to allow projection of the airbag when inflated. The air bag cover is disposed at the hood panel's rear portion so the airbag cover's upper surface is continuous with the upper surface of the hood panel, elongated in the width direction of the hood panel, and mounted to the hood panel to be capable of moving in the width direction of the hood panel. Deterioration of the airbag cover's appearance due to thermal expansion can be prevented.
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Office Action issued by the German Patent Office in connection with counterpart German patent application No. 10 2005 012 136.5 dated Jun. 2006.
Office Action issued by the Chinese Patent Office in connection with counterpart Chinese patent application No. 10 2005 1005 5536.4 dated Jun. 2006.
Mizuno Yoshio
Mori Kenji
Nagata Atsushi
Sato Yuji
Dickson Paul N.
McCreary, Jr. Leonard
Posz Law Group , PLC
Toyoda Gosei Co,., Ltd.
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