{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "description": "The front flap is fastened to a vehicle body via a hinge unit with four-bar mechanism, and the position of a body-sided joint is changed by an energy accumulator (7), when the flap is in collision with a pedestrian. A steering bar (8) is hinged to the displaceable body-sided joint (6) of the…",
  "path": "/patents/1097471",
  "publishedAt": "2003-03-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "B60R21/38",
    "BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG [DE]"
  ],
  "textContent": "The front flap is fastened to a vehicle body via a hinge unit with four-bar mechanism, and the position of a body-sided joint is changed by an energy accumulator (7), when the flap is in collision with a pedestrian. A steering bar (8) is hinged to the displaceable body-sided joint (6) of the control bar (5) and to the body (3). The four-bar mechanism (2) consists of a short and a long bar (5,4), and the joint is located on the short bar. The energy accumulator has a mechanical spring and/or a pneumatic spring, or a pyrotechnic device.",
  "title": "Arrangement of the bonnet of a vehicle"
}