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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Masatoki Kito, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshi Sogabe, Aki-gun, JP;
Hirofumi Takada, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Tsutomu Watanabe, Hiroshima, JP;
Arihiro Furumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Ryuma Murakami, Hiroshima, JP;
Takayuki Nakamae, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A protecting member includes a pair of right-and-left brackets which extend obliquely downward and forward from front portions of a pair of right-and-left side frames and a stiffener which extends in a vehicle width direction below a bumper beam and attached to front ends of the pair of right-and-left brackets. The protecting member has a load/deformation characteristic including a first stage from a collision start, a second stage after the first stage, and a third stage after the second stage. Herein, the first stage is set so as to restrain the obstacle from coming in below a vehicle-body front portion, the second stage is set so as to absorb collision energy to restrain a local deformation of the obstacle, and the third stage is set so as to flick the obstacle up.