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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Takatoshi Tanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
Takatoshi Tanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A system for detecting objects colliding with an automotive vehicle includes a bumper-reinforcing member disposed behind a front bumper, a supporting member disposed behind the bumper-reinforcing member, forming a small gap therebetween, and a load sensor disposed between the bumper-reinforcing member and the supporting member in an overlapped manner. A load caused by a collision and detected by the load sensor is fed to an electronic controller that determines whether the object colliding with the vehicle is a pedestrian or other objects. Since the load sensor is mounted in a manner overlapping with the bumper-reinforcing member and the supporting member, an increase in a longitudinal length of a bumper structure by installing the load sensor is minimized. The load sensor may include plural detecting plates, each having a strain gage mounted thereon.