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US 7,407,188 B2Granted
Roll bar assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsCharles Wildig, Robert Mackie, Paul Ottley, Chris Kavanagh, Nigel Toney, John Mulherin
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Abstract
A roll bar assembly capable of punching through a rear window on deployment comprises a deployable u-shaped roll bar fitted with a pin made of hard material. The pin may be fixed to an upper surface of the roll bar or may be housed inside the top portion of the roll bar and deployed at the appropriate moment by pyrotechnic means.
Claims22
A roll bar assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- a deployable roll bar;
- and
- a breaking device being operative to break a rear window of the vehicle on deployment of the roll bar;
- the breaking device being a pin, in part fixed to and in part protruding from an upper surface of the roll bar with said pin being fixed to an upper surface of the roll bar by means of a threaded joint.
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A roll bar assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- a deployable roll bar;
- and
- a breaking device being operative to break a rear window of the vehicle on deployment of the roll bar;
- said breaking device being a pin, in part fixed to and in part protruding from an upper surface of the roll bar;
- said pin including a protruding portion having a frusto-conical form.
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A roll bar assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:
- a deployable roll bar;
- and
- a breaking device being operative to break a rear window of the vehicle on deployment of the roll bar;
- said deployable roll bar having an orifice in an upper surface thereof;
- said breaking device being a pyrotechnic actuator incorporating a deployable pin;
- said pyrotechnic actuator being located within said deployable roll bar such that on deployment of said actuator, said deployable pin extends through said orifice beyond said upper surface of said deployable roll bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.