Bumper equipped with shock-absorbing means
US6334639B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/23123
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle bumper with shock-absorbers, including a rigid support attached to a vehicle onto which a bumper shell is fitted, the shock-absorbers including at least two pyrotechnic actuators linking the rigid support to the vehicle, the actuators being connected for activation by a control system including an impact or deceleration sensor, and each pyrotechnic actuator including at least two gas-generating powder tablets to be primed individually by the control system.
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