BUMPER STRUCTURE

摘要

A recess (22) is formed at the center of a bumper absorber (20), provided on the vehicle outer side of a bumper reinforcement (16), so as to face forward, and an upper recess wall face (22A) of an upper absorber portion (24) located on the upper side of the recess (22) is inclined downward. If the subject vehicle is small in height and the amount of vertical overlap between the bumper absorber (20) and the rear bumper of other vehicle (a barrier (18) used in the narrow vertical overlap barrier test of the IIHS) is small, in the initial collision stage, the rear bumper of the other vehicle is guided by the inclined upper recess wall face (22A) to move relatively downward while the bumper of the subject vehicle moves relatively upward, preventing underride, increasing the amount of vertical overlap between the rear bumper of the other vehicle and the bumper absorber (20), and thus achieving reliable impact absorption.