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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Kuniyoshi Tashiro, Hiroshima, JP;
Arihiro Furumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Ryo Ando, Hiroshima, JP;
Masayuki Furutani, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Masaru Chikita, Hiroshima, JP;
Koji Miyamoto, Aki-gun, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle comprises a bumper reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction and a shock absorbing member fixed to a front face of the bumper reinforcement and extending in the vehicle width direction along the bumper reinforcement. The shock absorbing member comprises a base portion extending vertically along the front face of the bumper reinforcement and a projection portion extending forward from a lower end portion of the base portion and being resiliently-downward deformable relative to the base portion. Thus, the vehicle comprising the shock absorbing member provided in front of the bumper reinforcement with the leg-flicking function for the pedestrian protection can be provided.