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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Yong Sun Kim, Namyangju-si, KR;
Un Koo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seoung Hoon Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corp., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An external air bag apparatus may include a bumper cover having a tear line in a front portion thereof, a cushion disposed behind the bumper cover, wherein the cushion expands outwards by tearing the tear line when the cushion may be expanded so that the cushion surrounds a front surface of the bumper cover, and an expansion guide arranged between the bumper cover and the cushion to guide the cushion to expand forwards to the bumper cover.