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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2007
Applicants:
Hisashi Takahashi, Kariya, JP;
Takatoshi Tanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
Inventors:
Hisashi Takahashi, Kariya, JP;
Takatoshi Tanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collision detection apparatus has a support member which is fixed to side members of a vehicle, an absorber which is arranged at a vehicle front side of the support member to define a space therebetween, a chamber member defining therein a chamber space which is substantially sealed, and a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure in the chamber space. The chamber member is arranged in the space defined between the absorber and the support member. A collision of the vehicle is detected based on a variation in the pressure of the chamber space.