Vehicular Front Bumper Structure
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Abstract
In a vehicular front bumper structure having the function of detecting the collision of an object against the front bumper of a vehicle in the vehicle, the length of a front bumper area in widthwise directions of the vehicle, in which area a load applied to the front bumper is detected with a collision detection sensor (104), is more than or equal to a maximum distance in the widthwise directions of the vehicle between the right and left front pillars (A pillars; 107) of the vehicle, the collision detection sensor being provided to extend along a bumper reinforce (103) between the bumper reinforce and a shock absorber (105), the bumper reinforce and the shock absorber forming the front bumper; and the collision detection sensor has an interface part (106) provided at one of the ends of the collision detection sensor in the widthwise directions of the vehicle which one is on the side opposite to a walkway (a right front end in left-hand traffic/a left front end in right-hand traffic).
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27 Claims
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1-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. A front bumper structure for a vehicle, comprising:
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a front bumper having a bumper reinforce and a shock absorber; and a collision detection sensor configured to detect a collision of an object against the front bumper, the collision detection sensor being provided to extend along the bumper reinforce between the bumper reinforce and the shock absorber, wherein the collision detection sensor has an interface part provided at one of ends of the collision detection sensor in widthwise directions of the vehicle which one is on a side opposite to a walkway. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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