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Collision behavior control apparatus

US7954587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 17, 2006
Grant dateJun 7, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60R2021/346
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collision behavior control apparatus which comprises a contacting portion disposed in a portion of the front of a vehicle, and which, at the time of collision against a pedestrian or a two-wheeler with a rider riding thereon, controls the behavior of the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider by pushing the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider separated from the two-wheeler with the contacting portion, wherein the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider is pushed by the contacting portion such that the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider is not bumped up onto the hood, whereby the pedestrian or the two-wheeler rider is moved to the vehicle side.

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