Safety device on motor vehicle for protecting pedestrians has net covering preferably entire vehicle front area to about roof height in unfolding phase, lowering towards hood in second phase

摘要

The device has a capture net (4) that is folded onto the vehicle in the rest state and holds the victim (9) of an impact with the vehicle in the region above the hood in the unfolded activated state. The net covers at least an area, preferably the entire front area of the vehicle, in a first phase of unfolding up to about roof height and lowers towards the good in a second phase while enveloping the person.