Extendable bumpers for vehicles

A vehicle includes a body portion, an opening defined by the body portion, and an extendable bumper that is positioned in the opening and is moveable with respect to the body portions between an extended position and a retracted position. The extendable bumper includes an inflatable structure that c...

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Hauptverfasser:	Fermer, Erik Mikael, Rivellini, Tommaso P, Schermaier, Christian, Fowle, Samuel G, Rober, Mark B, Lazaro, Juan A, Monroe, Donald R, Scott, Derek C, Kingman, David E, Woollard, Bryce A, Watts, Alice C, Kamei, Ibuki, Raff, John, Buehler, Jesse T, Yeomans, Paul D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	PERFORMING OPERATIONS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	A vehicle includes a body portion, an opening defined by the body portion, and an extendable bumper that is positioned in the opening and is moveable with respect to the body portions between an extended position and a retracted position. The extendable bumper includes an inflatable structure that causes movement of the extendable bumper between the retracted position and the extended position in response to inflation and deflation of the inflatable structure.