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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2002
Rikard Fredriksson, Falköping, SE;
Yngve H{dot Over (A)}land, Falsterbo, SE;
Rikard Fredriksson, Falköping, SE;
Yngve H{dot over (a)}land, Falsterbo, SE;
Autoliv Development AB, Vargarda, SE;
Abstract
A safety arrangement () is located beneath the hood or bonnet () of a motor vehicle and includes an inflatable element () which is formed of a plastically deformable material. A gas generator () supplies gas to inflate the element () in response to a signal from a sensor () which is responsive to impact with a pedestrian. The gas generator () passes gas to a chamber (), and thus through a relatively small aperture () to inflate the element () with a gradual inflation. If a pedestrian strikes the bonnet, the pedestrian will not deform the bonnet and then be arrested by impact with an engine block or the like, and also the plastically deformable element () will deform to absorb energy.