Pedestrian protection device
US12090950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/346
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pedestrian protection device for a motor vehicle having a windscreen and an A-pillar extending adjacent a side edge of the windscreen. The protection device comprises a base member securable to the A-pillar of the motor vehicle, and a trim member moveable relative to the base member. A deployment mechanism is operable upon actuation of the device to drive the trim member away from the base member from an initial position in which the trim member is proximal to the base member, to a deployed position in which the trim member is spaced from the base member. The deployment mechanism comprises a plastically deformable member interconnecting the base member and the trim member and which is arranged, in said deployed position of the trim member, to absorb impact energy arising from impact between a pedestrian and the trim member in compression.
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