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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Akihiro Maeda, Kariya, JP;
Yuhei Kunikata, Kariya, JP;
Toshiki Sugiyama, Kariya, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DENSO Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a front end structure of a vehicle, a heat exchanger is arranged at a position lower than a bumper reinforcement member, so a position of an engine hood is lowered. Electric auxiliary devices such as a radar, electronic control units for lights, and an air cleaner are arranged at a position higher than the bumper reinforcement member or at the rear of the bumper reinforcement member. By this arrangement, the electric auxiliary devices are arranged at a position which is less likely to be affected by the bumper reinforcement member in a case of light frontal crush.