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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mangala A. Jayasuriya, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Brian Robert Spahn, Plymouth, MI (US);
Richard Edward Ruthinowski, Taylor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hood front cover assembly usable on a vehicle in which the hood has a leading edge and an underside adjacent the leading edge to reduce pedestrian injury in a pedestrian-vehicle impact event is disclosed. The cover assembly includes a deployable cover and cover housing. The housing is located on the underside of the hood adjacent the leading edge. The cover is movable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The cover may be entirely rigid or may be partially deformable and may include a hollow flexible front portion. A mechanism is provided for moving the cover between the stowed and deployed positions. The mechanism is associated with the housing and may be driven by a spring driver, a motor or a pneumatic driver. A pedestrian impact sensor is provided in the front end of the vehicle. The sensor is operatively associated with the hood front cover assembly.