| 摘要 |
A safety device to lift a rear part of a hood or bonnet 42 of a motor vehicle includes a lifting element 1 located beneath and actuable to lift the rear part of the hood or bonnet 42, a hinge having an arm 40 pivotally connected 45 at one end to a main part of the vehicle and releasably connected in part to the hood or bonnet 42 by a release mechanism which releases the connection in response to actuation of the lifting element. Preferably the lifting element I is a rupturable, plastic canister (2, Fig 2) containing an inflatable sleeve (10, Fig 2) and carrying a barbed prong (13, Fig 2) the head of which is received in a recess 46 on the bonnet upon deployment of the device. Advantageously the safety device allows for extensive deformation of the hood or bonnet 42 when under impact from a pedestrian thus preventing substantial injury to a head or torso.
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