Pedestrian vehicle collision safety system
US7757804B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/346
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An injury mitigation system for a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian. The invention includes a releasable net-like structure which is deployed from the front of a vehicle to alter the collision dynamics between the vehicle and the pedestrian is disclosed. A release mechanism allows deployment of the net which expands from a small compact size to a large rectangle in a deployed mode, expanding upward by an integrated spring-like structure which then shrouds the front of the vehicle in a short period of time. The system is activated upon sensing an imminent collision at short range in front of the vehicle through use of a motion sensor or other release mechanism.
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