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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Koji Nojima, Fuji, JP;
Isao Satsukawa, Fuji, JP;
Takashi Ariga, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Uenishi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Niwa, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Nojima, Fuji, JP;
Isao Satsukawa, Fuji, JP;
Takashi Ariga, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Uenishi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Niwa, Tokyo, JP;
Unipres Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicular metal absorber for efficiently absorbing by a short stroke the impact energy received from legs of a pedestrian at the time of a collision between a pedestrian and an automobile, reducing the residual crush, and protecting the legs of the pedestrian, that is, a long vehicular metal absorber comprising a center flange, a top web and bottom web connected to the two sides of the center flange, a top flange connected to the top web, and a bottom flange connected to the bottom web and formed overall into a hat shaped cross-section, wherein an internal angle αformed by the top web with a flange plane including the top flange and bottom flange and an internal angle αformed by the bottom web with the flange plane are respectively over 0 degree to less than 90 degrees, and in that one or both of the top web and bottom web are provided with a recessed or projecting bead substantially parallel to a front-back direction of a vehicle.