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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vidyakant C. Revankar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Larry M. Wilmot, Oxford, MI (US);
Jay Z. Zhao, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Ning Zhang, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
TK Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0134 (2006.01); B60R 19/40 (2006.01); B60R 21/34 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/0134 (2013.01); B60R 19/40 (2013.01); B60R 21/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active leg engagement system for a vehicle includes a selectively deployable leg-engaging member containing an airbag or expandable energy absorber for protecting a pedestrian from collision with the vehicle. An alternative embodiment may include an expandable energy absorber within or behind a vehicle bumper.