Use of a fender and a hood in combination with an air bag, fender retaining and support means, a fender, a fender module, and a hood for a motor vehicle
US7150495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D25/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use, at the front of a motor vehicle, of a fender and of a hood defining a fender-hood junction leaving predetermined clearance between an edge of the hood and an edge of the fender, in combination with an air bag for deploying to the outside of the vehicle. This use is performed in such a manner that while the air bag is deploying, it deforms the fender and/or the hood in such as a manner as to enlarge the clearance and create a passage between the edge of the hood and the edge of the fender. The invention also relates to retaining means and to a fender support, to a fender, to a fender module, and to a hood for a motor vehicle.
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