Motor vehicle pneumatic bumper
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1. A vehicle bumper comprising:
- a pneumatic cushion comprising a gas inlet, a gas outlet, a rear support portion and an impact portion, the rear support portion being thicker than the impact portion;
an inflation means configured for a gas to enter the pneumatic cushion through the gas inlet;
the inflation means comprising a gas inlet valve; and
a deflation means configured for the gas to exit the pneumatic cushion through the gas outlet;
the deflation means comprising a pressure relieve valve.
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A vehicle bumper comprising a pneumatic cushion comprising a gas inlet, a gas outlet, a rear support portion and an impact portion, the rear support portion being thicker than the impact portion. The bumper also includes an inflation means configured for a gas to enter the pneumatic cushion through the gas inlet wherein the inflation means comprises a gas inlet valve and a deflation means configured for the gas to exit the pneumatic cushion through the gas outlet, the deflation means comprising a pressure relieve valve.
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1. A vehicle bumper comprising:
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a pneumatic cushion comprising a gas inlet, a gas outlet, a rear support portion and an impact portion, the rear support portion being thicker than the impact portion;
an inflation means configured for a gas to enter the pneumatic cushion through the gas inlet;
the inflation means comprising a gas inlet valve; and
a deflation means configured for the gas to exit the pneumatic cushion through the gas outlet;
the deflation means comprising a pressure relieve valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A reinflatable vehicle bumper comprising:
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a pneumatic cushion comprising a gas inlet, a gas outlet a rear support portion and an impact portion, the rear support portion being thicker than the impact portion;
an inflation means configured for a gas to enter the pneumatic cushion through the gas inlet, the inflation means comprising a gas inlet valve; and
a deflation means configured for the gas to exit the pneumatic cushion through the gas outlet, the deflation means comprising a pressure relieve valve, wherein said pneumatic cushion can be reinflated after being impacted and deflated.
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