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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Joachim Schäfer, Darmstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Joachim Schäfer, Darmstadt, DE;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described here is a motor vehicle comprising a body, a bonnet and also at least one actuator which is supported on the body and engages with a first edge of the bonnet for the purposes of raising the first edge up to a stop means in the event of an impact. Prior to the striking of the stop means, the actuator accelerates the first edge to a speed which is such that the impulse received by the bonnet is sufficient to raise a second edge of the bonnet that is located opposite the first edge when the first edge strikes the stop means.