A hood front cover assembly usable on a vehicle in which the hood has a leading edge and an underside adjacent the leading edge to reduce pedestrian injury, e.g. to the thigh or torso. The cover assembly 60 includes a deployable cover 62 and a cover housing 64. The housing is located on the underside of the hood 14 adjacent the leading edge 18. The cover is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The cover may be entirely rigid or may be partially deformable and may include a hollow flexible front portion. A mechanism 66 is provided for moving the cover between the stowed and deployed positions. The mechanism is associated with the housing and may be driven by a spring driver 66, a motor or a pneumatic driver. A pedestrian impact sensor is provided in the front end of the vehicle. The sensor can either predict or detect an impact.
Active hood front cover for pedestrian protection
30.03.2016
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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