Vehicle front end structure
First Claim
1. A vehicle front end structure comprising:
- a front support structure provided in a front end region of a vehicle body where a colliding object can contact the vehicle body; and
a front inflatable device disposed adjacent the front support structure and configured to be selectively deployed and inflated into a wall shaped surface prior a collision.
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Abstract
A vehicle front end structure is configured to handle a front collision by using one or more inflatable bags to bear the collision load and produce a stable reaction force. The front inflatable bag is provided in a region where a colliding object can contact the front end of a vehicle body and configured such that it can deploy and inflate into a wall surface-like shape immediately before a collision. As a result, the collision load of a front collision can be absorbed efficiently. Additionally, since the inflated front inflatable bag serves to bear the collision load as a surface, it can generate a stable reaction force irregardless of the angle at which the collision load is imparted, the size of the colliding object, or size of the overlap ratio.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle front end structure comprising:
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a front support structure provided in a front end region of a vehicle body where a colliding object can contact the vehicle body; and
a front inflatable device disposed adjacent the front support structure and configured to be selectively deployed and inflated into a wall shaped surface prior a collision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle front end structure comprising:
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front structural support means for structural supporting a front end region of a vehicle body where a colliding object can contact the vehicle body; and
front inflatable means for forming a wall shaped surface immediately before a collision to efficiently a collision load by generating a stable reaction force.
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