Hood airbag for pedestrian protection
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1. An airbag module for protecting a pedestrian comprising:
- an airbag inflator;
a vehicle hood airbag in communication with said airbag inflator;
wherein said vehicle hood airbag is oriented to deploy at an acute angle to a vehicle hood; and
wherein said vehicle hood airbag has an airbag length and an airbag width, said airbag length sized to extend only substantially along a vehicle hood length and said airbag width sized to extend substantially across a vehicle hood width.
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Abstract
An airbag module has an airbag inflator and a vehicle hood airbag. The vehicle hood airbag is inflated by the airbag inflator and oriented to deploy at an acute angle over a vehicle hood. Following deployment, the vehicle airbag has an airbag length and an airbag width. The airbag length is sized to extend only substantially along the vehicle hood length while the airbag width is sized to extend substantially across a vehicle hood width.
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1. An airbag module for protecting a pedestrian comprising:
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an airbag inflator;
a vehicle hood airbag in communication with said airbag inflator;
wherein said vehicle hood airbag is oriented to deploy at an acute angle to a vehicle hood; and
wherein said vehicle hood airbag has an airbag length and an airbag width, said airbag length sized to extend only substantially along a vehicle hood length and said airbag width sized to extend substantially across a vehicle hood width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle hood airbag module, comprising:
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an airbag inflator storing a pressurized inflation gas;
a vehicle hood airbag in communication with said airbag inflator;
a vehicle storage compartment housing said airbag inflator and said airbag;
a door hinged to said vehicle hood storage compartment, said door having a first position when said airbag is deployed and a second position when said airbag is not deployed wherein said door comprises an outer skin of a front area of a vehicle in said second position; and
said airbag has an airbag length and an airbag width, said airbag length sized to extend only substantially along a vehicle hood length and said airbag width sized to extend substantially across a vehicle hood width. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of airbag maintenance, comprising the steps of:
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compacting a deployed vehicle hood airbag;
removing a discharged inflator cartridge; and
replacing the discharged inflator cartridge with a pressurized inflator cartridge.
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