Vehicle front end structure

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2007-03-06

2007-03-06

Fleming, Faye M. (Department: 3616)

Motor vehicles

With means for promoting safety of vehicle, its occupant or...

Responsive to engagement of portion of perimeter of vehicle...

Reexamination Certificate

active

11022681

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle front end structure is configured to handle a front collision by using one or more inflatable bags to bear the collision load and produce a stable reaction force. The front inflatable bag is provided in a region where a colliding object can contact the front end of a vehicle body and configured such that it can deploy and inflate into a wall surface-like shape immediately before a collision. As a result, the collision load of a front collision can be absorbed efficiently. Additionally, since the inflated front inflatable bag serves to bear the collision load as a surface, it can generate a stable reaction force irregardless of the angle at which the collision load is imparted, the size of the colliding object, or size of the overlap ratio.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4518183 (1985-05-01), Lee
patent: 6598933 (2003-07-01), Taguchi et al.
patent: 2003-40142 (2003-02-01), None

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