Device for protection of pedestrians in case of impact with a vehicle

摘要

Device for protection of pedestrians in case of impact with a vehicle The present invention relates to a land vehicle (10) including a front part (12), said front part comprising a protection device (15), said protection device comprising: - a bumper (17) positioned in front of the vehicle (10); - a device (18) for detecting an impact or presence, able to detect an obstacle (16) in front of the vehicle (10), characterized in that the bumper (17) comprises a flap (20) situated in front in the lower part of the front part (12) of the vehicle (10), said flap (20) being able to go from a closed position to an open position toward the bottom of vehicle in case of detection by the device (18) of an impact or presence in front of the vehicle, so as to prevent an obstacle (16) from passing below the front part (12) of the vehicle (10). Figure 4 FG117 18 20 FG2 21