Patent ID: 8419062

Claim:
A device for breaking a rear window of a vehicle, said device comprising an actuation system, normally housed in a sleeping or rest position within a space which is inner with respect to said vehicle rear window, and that is actuatable, following a collision or accident involving said vehicle, and a closure element for covering said actuation system, provided between the actuation system and the rear window, said closure element including at least one pin for breaking the rear window, wherein said actuation system, after its activation, is positioned to strike said closure element, along with said at least one pin, and is positioned to then strike said rear window, such that said actuation system and said closure element travel with the same speed until the end of a stroke of the actuation system, said stroke ending before the actuation system contacts the rear window, and such that said closure element, along with said at least one pin, further prosecutes the stroke until striking the rear window, thereby breaking the rear window.