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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Tomoya Kawasaki, Toyota, JP;
Hitoshi Mitsumata, Kakogawa, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoya Kawasaki, Toyota, JP;
Hitoshi Mitsumata, Kakogawa, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/28 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A radar apparatus mounted in a vehicle includes an inward bent surface and a radar device. The inward bent surface is formed in a lower portion of a bumper of the vehicle, and curves inward with a higher degree of curvature in a horizontal plane than a bumper surface of an upper portion of the inward bent surface. The radar device is placed behind the inward bent surface so that a beam axis of the radar device penetrates the inward bent surface.