Pedestrian protection apparatus for vehicle
US7516994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/0053
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pedestrian protection apparatus disposed at a front of a vehicle for protecting a pedestrian in the event of a collision between the pedestrian and a front end of the vehicle, the apparatus including: a leg sweep member which is disposed at a lower part of the front end of the vehicle so as to protrude frontward for sweeping a leg portion of the pedestrian; and a fixing mechanism which fixes the leg sweep member to a structural member of the vehicle and which releases the fixation of the leg sweep member to the structural member when an object including the pedestrian advances, by an amount that exceeds a prescribed reference amount, with respect to the vehicle in a backward direction of the vehicle from a position of the front end of the vehicle against which the object has hit upon the collision.
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