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Vehicle front airbag assembly and system

An airbag and assembly technology, applied in vehicle safety arrangements, vehicle components, pedestrian/passenger safety arrangements, etc., can solve problems such as rigidity difficulties

Active Publication Date: 2020-02-18
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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Presently, it is difficult to provide overall vehicle stiffness with selective adaptation along with lower stiffness thresholds for eg pedestrian protection, fully within current vehicle architecture and styling such as low bodywork and shorter overhanging front ends
Also, plastic and / or composite components designed for pedestrian leg impact protection can have undesirable manufacturing and / or material process control variations

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[0018] Figure 1A -B is an exemplary illustration of the vehicle 10 having the front end 12 . The front end 12 includes a front fender member 14 , a hood 16 and a grille 18 . These components of the front end 12 of the vehicle 10 substantially cover or overlap the radiator arrangement 30 of the vehicle 10 . The grille 18 and radiator arrangement 30 are laterally aligned in a substantially parallel configuration with an airflow space 31 (ie, grille opening) defined therebetween. As is known in the art, outside air may enter radiator arrangement 30 through grille 18 and space 31 to be utilized by vehicle 10 , for example by an engine cooling system. Radiator assembly 30 is secured to a support structure 32 of vehicle 10 , and support structure 32 may include frame and / or subframe components. Radiator assembly 30 and support structure 32 may comprise a radiator assembly.

[0019] Also refer to Figure 2A -B, the vehicle 10 includes an airbag 50 disposed in the front end 12 be...

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Abstract

A vehicle front end assembly including a radiator assembly, a fender member overlying the radiator assembly, and a grille laterally aligned with the radiator assembly. The grille and radiator assembly define an airflow space longitudinally therebetween. The vehicle front end assembly further includes an airbag connected between the fender member and the radiator assembly, and the airbag is disposed outside the airflow space in both the deflated and inflated configurations.

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Background technique [0001] Vehicles, such as motor vehicles, may have different performance goals based on different potential crash modes. For example, the stiffness of the front end of the vehicle may be relatively high for the purpose of controlling relatively high collision forces such as a high-speed collision with another vehicle, however the stiffness may exceed the design threshold for other collision modes such as a collision with a pedestrian . Presently, it is difficult to provide overall vehicle stiffness with selective adaptation along with lower stiffness thresholds for eg pedestrian protection, fully within current vehicle architecture and styling such as low bodywork and shorter overhanging front end. Furthermore, plastic and / or composite components designed for pedestrian leg impact protection can have undesirable manufacturing and / or material process control variations. Contents of the invention [0002] According to the present invention, a vehicle fron...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60R19/20B60R21/36
CPCB60R19/205B60R21/36B60R19/48B60R2019/486B60R2021/343B60R21/34B60R2021/346
Inventor 伊斯坎德·法鲁克穆罕默德·奥玛·法鲁克马诺哈普拉萨德·K·拉奥迪恩·M·贾拉迪
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC