IMPACT SENSOR MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE

摘要

The impact sensor (10) is mounted to the front portion of the vehicle body to operate at a high degree of responsiveness. The impact load is entered into the front frame (1) to the bumper (3) in such a manner that the input point (I.P.) of input of the impact load is offset by a given distance upwards above the longitudinally central line of the front frame (1). To a lower front end portion of the front frame (1) is joined the cross member (4) so as to make rigidity at the upper portion of the front frame (1) equal to that at the lower portion thereof. The impact sensor (10) is mounted to the front frame (1) in such a forwards inclined state with respect to the horizontal direction of the vehicle body that the direction of the impact sensor (10) in which the impact of the crash is sensed approaches to the horizontal direction.