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Colliding obstacle detection apparatus for vehicle

  • US 20050154530A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2004
  • Published: 07/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A colliding obstacle detection apparatus for a vehicle comprising:

  • a pedestrian bumper supported below a front bumper of the vehicle by a body of the vehicle, a front end of the pedestrian bumper vertically aligning with or extending ahead of that of the front bumper;

    at least one collision detector located on the pedestrian bumper and detecting one of;

    a collision of the pedestrian bumper with an obstacle; and

    a presence of the obstacle in a close proximity to the pedestrian bumper; and

    a control circuit determining whether the collision has actually occurred based on a detection signal outputted by the at least one collision detector and activating a colliding obstacle protector located on the vehicle when it is determined that the collision has actually occurred.

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