| US 7,484,779 B2 | ||
| Bumper structure | ||
| Hiroyuki Takahashi, Nishikamo-gun (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota (Japan) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/666,622 PCT Filed May 15, 2006, PCT No. PCT/IB2006/001322 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 30, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/123236, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 23, 2006. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2005-148382 (JP), filed on May 20, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0203742 A1, Aug. 28, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 19/48 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 293—117 | 11 Claims |
| 1. A bumper structure, characterized by comprising:
a bumper reinforcement that is provided in a bumper of a vehicle;
a reinforced portion that is formed within the bumper reinforcement, and that reinforces the bumper reinforcement; and
multiple detecting devices that are provided outboard of the reinforced portion, and that detect one of a load and pressure
applied to the bumper.
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