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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Kuniaki Hasegawa, Kariya, JP;
Keisuke Noyori, Toyota, JP;
Kuniaki Hasegawa, Kariya, JP;
Keisuke Noyori, Toyota, JP;
Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd., Toyota-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A pedestrian protection apparatus for a vehicle is provided that can sufficiently protect a pedestrian and can advantageously improve aerodynamic performance at a lower region of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a reinforcing portion at a front section thereof. The reinforcing portion includes a plurality of cylindrical structures that extend in a front to back direction of the vehicle and are arranged in a line in a vehicle width direction. The cylindrical structures include: vertical ribs that are opposed to each other in the vehicle width direction and extend in the front to back direction of the vehicle; an upper connecting plate that extends across upper ends of all of the vertical ribs so as to integrally connect the upper ends; and a lower connecting plate that extends across lower ends of all of the vertical ribs so as to integrally connect the lower ends.