| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the rise of an impact load acting on a pedestrian collided with a bumper. <P>SOLUTION: A bumper absorber 20 for pedestrian protection, wherein the cross sectional shape thereof as viewed from a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction thereof is formed in a W-shape having the portions of a front cutout part 22, an upper rear cutout part 24, and a lower rear cutout part 26 overlapped with each other in the vertical direction of a vehicle, ribs 30 are respectively formed in the upper rear cutout part 24 and the lower rear cutout part 26 at a specified interval in the longitudinal direction thereof, i.e., in the lateral direction of the vehicle, and triangular cutouts 32 are formed in the ribs 30 from the rear side of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO |
