Patent ID: 6474679
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle air bag system comprising:a collision detection device that produces a detection signal upon detection of a collision between a front of a vehicle and an obstacle; a hood pop-up device that is arranged under a rear end part of an engine hood to move up the rear end part of the engine hood when actuated based on the detection signal from the collision detection device; a first air bag module that is arranged on a cowl top underneath a first rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the air bag module comprising a first air bag located between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood at the first rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the first air bag being configured and arranged to inflate and expand out toward a front windshield from between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood when the hood pop-up device is actuated, the first air bag being configured and arranged to cover a first region ranging from a base part to an upper end part of a front surface of a first front pillar; and a second air bag module that is arranged on a cowl top underneath a second rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the air bag module comprising a second air bag located between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood at the second rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the second air bag being configured and arranged to inflate and expand out toward the front windshield from between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood when the hood pop-up device is actuated, the second air bag being configured and arranged to cover a second region ranging from a base part to an upper end part of a front surface of a second front pillar.