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A vehicle air bag system is provided with an air bag that inflates and unfolds to cover the entire front surface of a front pillar 3. When it is judged based on the detection operation of a collision detection device 10 that there is a risk of colliding with a pedestrian, a hood pop-up device 11 is

A vehicle air bag system is provided with an air bag that inflates and unfolds to cover the entire front surface of a front pillar 3. When it is judged based on the detection operation of a collision detection device 10 that there is a risk of colliding with a pedestrian, a hood pop-up device 11 is actuated and the rear end part of the engine hood 1 moves up, widening the gap between the rear end part and the front windshield 2. Simultaneously, the air bag module 15 is actuated and the air bag 18 expands out from the gap. The air bag inflates and unfolds so as to cover the entire front surface of the front pillar 3 from the base to the upper end thereof.

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1. A vehicle air bag system comprising:a collision detection device that produces a detection signal upon detection of a collision between a front of a vehicle and an obstacle; a hood pop-up device that is arranged under a rear end part of an engine hood to move up the rear end part of the engine ho

1. A vehicle air bag system comprising:a collision detection device that produces a detection signal upon detection of a collision between a front of a vehicle and an obstacle; a hood pop-up device that is arranged under a rear end part of an engine hood to move up the rear end part of the engine hood when actuated based on the detection signal from the collision detection device; a first air bag module that is arranged on a cowl top underneath a first rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the air bag module comprising a first air bag located between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood at the first rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the first air bag being configured and arranged to inflate and expand out toward a front windshield from between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood when the hood pop-up device is actuated, the first air bag being configured and arranged to cover a first region ranging from a base part to an upper end part of a front surface of a first front pillar; and a second air bag module that is arranged on a cowl top underneath a second rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the air bag module comprising a second air bag located between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood at the second rear lateral end of the rear end part of the engine hood, the second air bag being configured and arranged to inflate and expand out toward the front windshield from between the cowl top and the rear end part of the engine hood when the hood pop-up device is actuated, the second air bag being configured and arranged to cover a second region ranging from a base part to an upper end part of a front surface of a second front pillar.