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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Yasuyuki Hishida, Hitachi, JP;
Hisashi Sato, Hitachi, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Aichi, JP;
Shigenori Kobayashi, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuyuki Hishida, Hitachi, JP;
Hisashi Sato, Hitachi, JP;
Akira Suzuki, Aichi, JP;
Shigenori Kobayashi, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Takahashi, Aichi, JP;
Assignees:
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Denso Corporation, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collision detection sensor for detecting a collision of a vehicle and a collision object by converting the collision into a change in optical transmission characteristics of an optical fiber. The collision detection sensor has the optical fiber, a molding material formed on the periphery of the optical fiber, and a convex portion formed on the surface of the molding material.