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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel Vives, Saint Ambroix, FR;
Philippe Le Breton, Bourges, FR;
Assignee:
Giat Industries, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/934 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/934 ;
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.