1. An external air bag apparatus comprising:
a bumper cover having a tear line in a front portion thereof;
a cushion disposed behind the bumper cover, wherein the cushion expands outwards by tearing the tear line when the cushion is expanded so that the cushion surrounds a front surface of the bumper cover; and
an expansion guide arranged between the bumper cover and the cushion to guide the cushion to expand forwards to the bumper cover.
2. The external air bag apparatus of claim 1,
wherein the expansion guide includes an upper expansion plate, a lower expansion plate, and a side expansion plate, the side expansion plate connecting the upper expansion plate to the lower expansion plate, and
wherein the cushion is disposed therebetween.
3. The external air bag apparatus of claim 2, wherein a front portion of the expansion guide is open.
4. The external air bag apparatus of claim 3, wherein a rear portion of the expansion guide is open.
5. The external air bag apparatus of claim 2, wherein a front portion of the expansion guide extends at an incline towards the bumper cover.
6. The external air bag apparatus of claim 2, wherein at least one rib is provided around the expansion guide, the rib reinforcing rigidity of the expansion guide.
7. The external air bag apparatus of claim 2, further including:
a door provided in a front portion of the expansion guide,
wherein a first portion of the door is pivotally connected to the expansion guide via a pivoting hinge, and
wherein a second portion of the door is connected to the expansion guide via a fixing member so that the second portion of the door is separable from the expansion guide when the cushion is expanded.
8. The external air bag apparatus of claim 7, wherein the fixing member includes one of a magnet and a Velcro device.
9. The external air bag apparatus of claim 2, further including:
a front cover connecting the upper expansion plate to the lower expansion plate to cover a front surface of the expansion guide,
wherein the front cover has a tear line in peripheral portions thereof.
10. The external air bag apparatus of claim 9, wherein the tear line includes:
a continuous tear line extending along an a upper periphery of the front cover; and
a discontinuous tear line extending along a lower periphery of the front cover.
11. The external air bag apparatus of claim 9, wherein the front cover has a plurality of holes.
12. The external air bag apparatus of claim 1, further including:
a first bracket disposed inside the bumper cover and attached thereto;
a second bracket disposed outside the expansion guide and attached thereto; and
a fastener fastening the first bracket to the second bracket such that the expansion guide is fixed to the bumper cover.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A bag filling apparatus comprising
an elongate hollow housing disposed generally horizontally and having an opening at an outlet end thereof,
at least one driven ram reciprocatingly moveable within the housing between a retracted position and an extended position,
the at least one driven ram having an engagement face oriented toward the outlet end of the housing,
the engagement face urging bulk material toward the outlet end of the housing during movement of the ram toward its extended position,
a hollow elongate frame supported entirely on the housing at its outlet end,
the frame comprising a generally horizontally disposed outer surface,
the frame receiving an open end of an elongate silage bag thereabout and storing unused portions of the bag on the outer surface thereof.
2. The bag filling apparatus of claim 1 wherein
a pair of driven rams is reciprocatingly moveable within the housing,
the rams situated horizontally adjacent,
a first of the rams is driven toward the extended position as a second of the ram is driven toward the retracted position,
each of the rams urging bulk material toward the outlet end of the housing during movement of the ram toward its extended position.
3. The bag filling apparatus of claim 2 wherein
an upright dividing wall is disposed between the first ram and the second ram.
4. The bag filling apparatus of claim 1 wherein
the bulk material is compost.
5. The bag filling apparatus of claim 1 wherein
the bulk material is distillers grains.
6. The silage bag filling apparatus of claim 1 wherein
a curved deflector is disposed within the frame adjacent the opening at the outlet end of the housing,
whereby bulk material passing through the opening is urged upward by the curved deflector.
7. The bag filling apparatus of claim 1 wherein
the housing is supported on ground engaging wheels,
a brake mechanism selectively restricting rotation of the wheels.
8. The bag filling apparatus of claim 1 wherein
the at least one ram is moveable toward the outlet end at a slight incline.
9. The bag filling apparatus of claim 1 wherein
the frame has an open bottom.
10. A bag loading apparatus comprising
an elongate hollow housing disposed generally horizontally and having an opening at an outlet end thereof,
at least a first driven ram reciprocatingly moveable within the housing between a retracted position and an extended position,
the at least a first ram having an engagement face oriented toward the outlet end of the housing,
the engagement face urging bulk material toward the outlet end of the housing during movement of the ram toward its extended position,
a hollow elongate frame supported entirely on the housing at its outlet end,
the frame having a generally horizontally disposed outer surface,
the frame receiving an open end of an elongate bulk material storage bag thereabout and storing unused portions of the bag on the outer surface thereof.
11. The bag loading apparatus of claim 10 wherein
the bulk material comprises compost, fodder and distillers grains.
12. The bag loading apparatus of claim 10 wherein
a second ram is reciprocatingly moveable within the housing between a retracted position and an extended position,
the second ram having an engagement face oriented toward the outlet end of the housing,
the engagement face of each ram urging bulk material toward the outlet end of the housing during movement of each ram toward the extended position thereof.
13. The bag loading apparatus of claim 10 wherein
a deflector element is fixed to the outlet end of the housing and is disposed within the frame,
the deflector element touchingly engaging bulk material exiting the opening at the outlet end of the housing.
14. Apparatus to force bulk material into an elongate bulk material storage bag,
the storage bag having an elongate continuous sidewall, comprising
an elongate chamber disposed generally horizontally,
the chamber comprising at least one reciprocating ram moveable linearly therein,
the chamber having a discharge end with an outlet opening therein,
the chamber having an opening therein to permit bulk material to be received therein,
a duct supported on the discharge end of the chamber and extending therefrom,
the duct having a substantially horizontal sidewall and an open bottom,
the duct having an interior in communication with the outlet opening of the chamber,
the duct receiving an open end of the storage bag thereabout,
the sidewall of the duct supporting gathered portions of the continuous sidewall of the storage bag,
the at least one ram urging bulk material through the outlet opening into the storage bag surrounding the duct.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein
a second driven ram is reciprocatingly moveable within the chamber between a retracted position and an extended position,
the at least one driven ram extending toward the discharge end when the second driven ram is retracting from the outlet end.
16. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein
the bulk material is chosen from the group comprising compost, fodder, grain, distillers grains and silage.
17. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein
an elevator is attached to the chamber,
the elevator elevating bulk material to the opening in the chamber.
18. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein
at least a second driven ram is reciprocatingly moveable within the chamber between a retracted position and an extended position,
each of the at least one driven ram and the at least a second driven ram extending toward the discharge end at different times.
19. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein
a second driven ram is reciprocatingly moveable within the chamber between a retracted position and an extended position,
the at least one driven ram extending toward the discharge end when the second driven ram is retracting from the outlet end,
each ram is moveable toward the discharge end of the chamber at a slight incline,
a curved deflector disposed within the duct adjacent the outlet opening of the chamber,
the duct comprising an open bottom and a curved sidewall,
the bulk material is chosen from the group comprising compost, fodder, grain, distillers grains and silage,
an elevator elevating bulk material to the opening in the chamber.