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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2006
Kaoru Itou, Nisshin, JP;
Yoshihiro Ogura, Toyota, JP;
Kuniaki Hasegawa, Kariya, JP;
Masanobu Fukukawa, Toyota, JP;
Hiroki Kurokawa, Toyota, JP;
Kaoru Itou, Nisshin, JP;
Yoshihiro Ogura, Toyota, JP;
Kuniaki Hasegawa, Kariya, JP;
Masanobu Fukukawa, Toyota, JP;
Hiroki Kurokawa, Toyota, JP;
Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd., Toyota-Shi, JP;
Abstract
In a pedestrian protection apparatus installed in a lower part of a front of a vehicle, a plate extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and includes a front section having at least a portion protruding from the front of the vehicle, a rear section fixed to the vehicle, and a center section provided between the front and rear sections. The front section is more rigid than the rear section, and the center section is less rigid than the front section and more rigid than the rear section.