Vehicle bumper structure including a pedestrian collision detection sensor
US9718423B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/0136
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle bumper structure including: bumper reinforcement at a rear of a bumper cover; an absorber in front of the bumper reinforcement; and a pedestrian collision detection sensor including a pressure tube between the bumper reinforcement and the absorber, wherein a position of a width direction outer end of the bumper reinforcement is set between a first normal line and a second normal line, where a front-rear reference line passes through a width direction outer end of a front hood or apron upper member and extends along a front-rear direction, the first normal line passes through an intersection point between the front-rear reference line and the bumper cover and extends along the direction of a normal line with respect to the width direction outer end of the bumper reinforcement, and the second normal line is offset by 100 mm to a width direction inner side of the first normal line.
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