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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Applicant:
Takatoshi Tanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Takatoshi Tanabe, Ichinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A collision detection apparatus includes (i) a bumper reinforcement, (ii) a side supporting member as a side member or a crash box, (iii) a deforming body, and (iv) a strain detecting device. In this collision detection apparatus, frictional force exerted on the interface between the deforming body and the bumper reinforcement or the side supporting member is increased. In the collision detection apparatus, degradation in the detection accuracy of a strain detecting device is suppressed.