Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-29
2008-10-28
Gutman, H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
Reexamination Certificate
active
07441828
ABSTRACT:
A pedestrian protection apparatus for a vehicle, including: a plate member, which includes front and rear portions, and which is fixed at the rear portion to the vehicle; and at least one reinforcing bead each formed integrally on the front portion of the plate member and each including a bead-extending portion and a bead-end portion which extends integrally from a rear-side edge of the bead-extending portion for connecting the rear-side edge and the rear portion of the plate member, the apparatus being arranged to sweep a leg portion of a pedestrian that has collided with the front of the vehicle by contact of a front end of the plate member with the leg portion, thereby protecting the leg portion, wherein a connecting portion between the bead-end portion and the rear portion of the plate member is gently curved without being folded.
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Fukukawa Masanobu
Hasegawa Kuniaki
Noyori Keisuke
Ogura Yoshihiro
Burr & Brown
Gutman H
Kojima Press Industry Co. Ltd.
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