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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
Volker Scheuch, Sailauf, DE;
Werner Schmidt, Alzenau, DE;
Martin Zilg, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Andree Hündling, Leer, DE;
Frank Goseberg, Wuppertal, DE;
Volker Scheuch, Sailauf, DE;
Werner Schmidt, Alzenau, DE;
Martin Zilg, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Andree Hündling, Leer, DE;
Frank Goseberg, Wuppertal, DE;
Magna Electronics Europe GmbH & Co. KG, Sailauf, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a lifting device for raising the hood () of a motor vehicle during a collision with a pedestrian. The device comprises a retaining member () for connecting the hood () to the vehicle bodywork () and a pyrotechnic explosive unit () for detaching the retaining member (). To guarantee a reliable operation, the device is equipped with lifting means () for raising the hood () into a collision position, the means being actuated by the energy of the explosive unit () released during the detachment of the retaining member ().