Pedestrian collision detection sensor-equipped vehicle bumper structure
US9809187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2019/1886
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle bumper structure including: bumper reinforcement inside of a bumper cover provided at a front-rear direction outside end of a vehicle; an absorber disposed adjacent to the vehicle front-rear direction outside of the bumper reinforcement; a pedestrian collision detection sensor including a pressure tube extending between the bumper reinforcement and the absorber, bending toward a vehicle lower side at positions of both vehicle width direction end portions of the bumper reinforcement, including a left and right pair of tube end portions extending along a vehicle up-down direction, and outputting a signal according to a change in pressure in the pressure tube; and a reinforcement member, the reinforcement member being provided to a vehicle front-rear direction inside face of the bumper cover, reinforcing the bumper cover, and being disposed in a position superimposed in the vehicle front-rear direction on the tube end portion in plan view.
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