VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE EQUIPPED WITH PEDESTRIAN COLLISION DETECTION SENSOR

Title:

VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE EQUIPPED WITH PEDESTRIAN COLLISION DETECTION SENSOR

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/118925

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

On a front bumper (12), a support member (30), which is a separate body to a bumper RF (20), is attached to parts of the bumper RF (20) at both vehicle-width direction ends. The support member (30) extends from both vehicle-width direction ends of the bumper RF (20) towards the vehicle-rear side and the outside in the vehicle-width direction. In addition, the support member (30) is placed so as to adjoin to the vehicle-rear sides of an absorber side-part (54) and a pressure tube side-part (76). Thus, the absorber side-part (54) and the pressure tube side-part (76) are supported from the vehicle-rear side by the support member (30) even when the bumper RF (20) cannot be placed to the vehicle-rear side of a corner part (10A) of a vehicle (10) due to machining restrictions, etc., of the bumper RF (20). Consequently, a reaction force against a pressure tube (72) at a time of collision with a collision object is generated by the support member (30). As a result, it is possible to detect a collision with a collision object in the corner part (10A).

Inventors:

HIGASHIMACHI NAOYA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2015/051135

Publication Date:

August 13, 2015

Filing Date:

January 16, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD (JP)

International Classes:

B60R19/48; B60R19/18; B60R21/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2011128971A1

2011-10-20

Foreign References:

JP2011245910A	2011-12-08
JP2013023027A	2013-02-04
JP2007216804A	2007-08-30
JP2006125999A	2006-05-18

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