Patent ID: 7913794
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A hood airbag device for use in a vehicle, comprising: an airbag module having an inflator and an airbag that is deployed by a gas supplied from the inflator, the airbag module inserted between an outer hood panel and an inner hood panel of a hood through the inner hood panel, the airbag module installed on a reinforcement and the inner hood panel, the reinforcement connecting the inner hood panel with the outer hood panel and reinforcing the hood; and a door that covers an opening formed in the outer hood panel that is aligned to correspond to the airbag module, the door held in place on a peripheral portion around the opening in such a manner that, when the airbag is inflated, the door is unfolded and opened by an inflating force of the airbag, wherein: