Automobile safety device for reducing injury to pedestrian upon frontal impact uses spring-loaded profiles for cushioning roof columns on either side of windscreen

摘要

The safety device (1) uses a pair of T-shaped spring-loaded profiles (2), positioned in front of the roof columns (4) on either side of the windscreen (3), which are moved from a rest position (A) into a working position (B), in response to a signal from a sensor device (8), detecting a frontal impact with a pedestrian.