Patent ID: 6923286

Claim:
A pedestrian protecting device comprising: a synthetic resin cowl including a cowl louver arranged between, and along a substantially entire transverse length of, a hood panel and a front windshield of a vehicle such that said cowl louver is bent along a lower end of said front windshield, and a synthetic resin cowl panel located below the cowl louver that together with the cowl louver form is a chamber; and an airbag housed below, and folded in an elongated manner along said cowl louver, wherein said airbag can be expanded in an upward direction said cowl louver includes front and rear edges and a door portion curved to protrude frontwardly at respective centers of said front and rear edges, to cover said airbag, and a plurality of insertion holes that open into the chamber for passing water and air to the cowl panel, said door portion can be opened in a frontward or rearward direction by the said airbag when said airbag expands, is formed integrally with said cowl louver, and includes expansion promoting means which enable said door portion to be smoothly opened.