| 摘要 |
A safety device for lifting part of the hood or bonnet of a motor vehicle includes a rupturable housing 2 , sealingly enclosing an inflatable sleeve (10 Fig 2). The housing is adapted to rupture on inflation of the sleeve to permit the sleeve to emerge from the housing. In one embodiment the housing has two projecting lugs 6,7 defining apertures. Preferably the core 18 of a cable 17 passes through the apertures and the outer sleeves 19,20 of the cable engages the exterior parts of the lugs. Conveniently on inflation of the sleeve (10, Fig 2) the lugs move apart applying tension to the core of the cable, and cause a catch (29, Fig 6) to rotate and release a portion (40, Fig 5) of a hinge arm which prevents excess upward movement of the hood or bonnet. Preferably the inflatable sleeve 10 is formed of fabric and the housing 2 is formed of a plastic material.
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