To achieve both of the appropriate and sufficient approach angle and the protection of a leg portion around a knee portion of a pedestrian.
The bumper is structured so that a bumper portion 1 located at the front and lower portion of a car body is provided with a first bumper member 6 movable toward the rear side of the vehicle, a second bumper member 9 arranged below the first bumper member 6 and movable toward the front side of the vehicle, the front end of the second bumper member 9 shifted from the first bumper member 6 toward the rear side of the car body, and a link mechanism 13 moving the second bumper member 9 toward the front side of the vehicle by interlocking with the displacement of the first bumper member 6 toward the rear side of the vehicle. In an ordinary state, the sufficient approach angle can be achieved by the shift of the second bumper member 9 from the first bumper member 6. In the case of collision, the second bumper member 9 projects toward the front side by interlocking with the rearward movement of the first bumper member 6. Therefore, the upper portion of the leg of the pedestrian is moved toward the rear side of the vehicle and the lower portion of the leg is moved toward the front side of the vehicle. As a result, the leg portion around the knee portion of the pedestrian can be protected.
IKENO HITOSHI
SUZUKI NAOYUKI
Sadao Muramatsu
Ryo Hashimoto
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