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Exterior airbag cushion for vehicle

  • US 8,764,062 B2
  • Filed: 12/14/2012
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An external airbag cushion for a vehicle comprising:

  • an outer cover that inflates to cover a forward portion of a bumper of a vehicle;

    a plurality of separation walls disposed inside the outer cover to divide the inside into a plurality of chambers in a transverse direction of the vehicle; and

    low-pressure variable vents and high-pressure variable vents that are included at each of the chambers, respectively, and selectively open, depending on an internal pressure of the chambers,wherein pairs of low-pressure variable vents and high-pressure vents are provided for each chamber, facing each other, andwherein the low-pressure variable vents and high-pressure vents are alternately arranged at the chambers.

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