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Pedestrian protection system for a vehicle

US9650013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Thorsten Gaas · Hankensbüttel, DE
Andre Leschke · Wolfsburg, DE
Ulrich Hackenberg · Wettstetten, DE
Ricardo Ploeger · Wolfsburg, DE
Torsten Strutz · Wolfsburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/01252
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pedestrian protection system for a vehicle, having at least one impact-detecting sensor and a deformable element that are arranged between a cross-member and a bumper cover of the vehicle, and a control unit that analyzes the signals of the at least one sensor. In order to reduce the amount of space required, the deformable element is designed as a deformable member that it has a cavity in which the at least one sensor is arranged and detects changes in an electromagnetic field in the cavity.

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