BUMPER ABSORBER FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION

Title:

BUMPER ABSORBER FOR PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2004/028863

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A bumper absorber (20) for pedestrian protection, wherein the cross sectional shape thereof as viewed from a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction thereof is formed in a W-shape having the portions of a front cutout part (22), an upper rear cutout part (24), and a lower rear cutout part (26) overlapped with each other in the vertical direction of a vehicle, ribs (30) are formed in the upper rear cutout part (24) and the lower rear cutout part (26) at a specified interval in the longitudinal direction thereof, i.e., in the lateral direction of the vehicle, and triangular cutouts (32) are formed in the ribs (30) from the rear side of the vehicle, whereby the rise of an impact load acting on a pedestrian collided with a bumper can be suppressed.

Inventors:

ADACHI JUNJI (JP)
ABE NARUAKI (JP)
SATO FUMIHIKO (JP)
FUKUYAMA TAKU (JP)
MORI KOUJI (JP)
MIWA YOSHIKATSU (JP)
MORITA YUKIYA (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2003/012496

Publication Date:

April 08, 2004

Filing Date:

September 30, 2003

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SEKISUI PLASTICS (JP)
CHUGAI KK (JP)
ADACHI JUNJI (JP)
ABE NARUAKI (JP)
SATO FUMIHIKO (JP)
FUKUYAMA TAKU (JP)
MORI KOUJI (JP)
MIWA YOSHIKATSU (JP)
MORITA YUKIYA (JP)

International Classes:

B60R19/18; B60R21/34; (IPC1-7): B60R19/18

Foreign References:

JPH1111239A	1999-01-19
JPS5737051U	1982-02-26
JP2002205613A	2002-07-23
JPH11348699A	1999-12-21
JPH11129840A	1999-05-18

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