Mercedes Patents External Pedestrians Airbag
www.motor1.com
A
recent patent application has revealed Mercedes-Benz‘s
external airbag design.
The German automaker is looking to patent
its method of installing airbags in a car’s A-pillars, so they inflate if the
vehicle accidentally hits a pedestrian. According to the patent application,
sensors would determine whether a collision has occurred, which would then
cause the hood to move upward near the windshield, with extra cushions
deploying from the A-pillars.
The
external airbags would reside inside a fabric tube so they’re not visible
unless they’re deployed, with one end attaching to the top of the A-pillar, and
the other on the tip of the hood. Essentially, Mercedes-Benz’s design would
allow the airbags to adjust as the hood rises, so pedestrians would come in
contact with the airbag rather
than a hard surface like the windshield.
Extracted from autoguide.com
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