JP4890114B2 - Pedestrian protection device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pedestrian protection device for a vehicle, and more particularly, such a leg installed by being brought into contact with a lower part of a leg part of a pedestrian that is installed in a lower part of the front surface of the vehicle and collides with or contacts the front surface of the vehicle. The present invention relates to an improved structure of a vehicle pedestrian protection device that protects a leg part of a pedestrian by paying a lower part of the part.

  Conventionally, in vehicles such as automobiles, various protection devices have been installed on the front, rear, or side surfaces of the vehicle mainly for the purpose of absorbing impact energy generated in the event of a collision and protecting the vehicle body and passengers. ing. In recent years, a device for protecting a pedestrian when a pedestrian collides (contacts) with the front of the vehicle has also been installed on the front of the vehicle.

  As a kind of such pedestrian protection device, a reaction force against an impact load input when a pedestrian collides with the front of the vehicle is installed inside the front bumper or under the front bumper and below the front bumper. Is applied to the lower part of the leg part of the pedestrian, so that the lower part of the leg part is removed (scooped up), and the pedestrian falls to the vehicle side, thereby causing a fracture in the leg part of the pedestrian. A so-called leg-paying device is known which is configured to prevent the occurrence of injury as much as possible, and thus to protect and protect pedestrians.

  For example, (a) a resin extending in the vehicle width direction with at least a portion protruding from the front surface of the vehicle at the lower part of the front portion of the vehicle. One having a structure in which a foam and a beam member extending in the vehicle width direction are placed in contact with the back surface of the resin foam (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below) or (A) It consists of a metal pipe or the like, and has a structure fixed to the lower part of the front part of the vehicle so as to extend in the vehicle width direction (see, for example, Patent Document 2 below), and (c) the longitudinal direction of the vehicle A plate portion fixed to a lower portion of the front portion of the vehicle, and a plurality of flat ribs are provided on the front portion of the plate portion, and the rigidity of the front portion is increased. Play is bigger (higher) The rear part of the rear part is a flat plate extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is configured to be fixed to the vehicle at the rear end of the rear part (for example, see Patent Document 3 below). In both cases, there was a point to be improved.

  That is, in the pedestrian protection apparatus (a), the number of parts is large, so that the cost of parts is unavoidably increased, and the installation is troublesome. In addition, the pedestrian protection apparatus (b) is not only inevitably heavy, but it is not easy to be molded into a shape that matches the front of the vehicle.

  In the pedestrian protection apparatus of (c), for example, if the plate portion and the plurality of ribs provided on the plate portion are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, sufficient lightness can be exhibited. In the integral molding of the plate portion and the plurality of ribs, by adopting a mold molding technique such as injection molding, excellent moldability and a reduction in the number of parts can be advantageously achieved. Although the disadvantages of each of the pedestrian protection devices of (a) are advantageously eliminated, there is a problem that some obstacles occur when further improvement in impact performance is realized.

  In other words, in the pedestrian protection device of (c) above, when the pedestrian leg is in contact with the pedestrian leg, the impact load in the load characteristic is suddenly raised and quickly reached the target value, thereby providing sufficient reaction against the impact load. Excellent impact performance that can instantly exert force can be secured. For this purpose, the height of each rib provided on the front portion of the plate portion is such that the front portion of the plate portion to which the impact load is input has sufficient rigidity and does not easily deform. The height of the pedestrian protection device will be increased by the increase in the height of each rib, even if it is made of resin molded products. The advantages of light weight are greatly impaired. In addition, when making the ribs high, it is necessary to form a recess for forming the ribs at a sufficiently deep depth in the mold used for molding, thereby extra labor for the mold production. In addition to this, the mold releasability of the molded product is lowered, and as a result, the problem that the manufacturability of the entire pedestrian protection device is significantly lowered is caused.

  Under such circumstances, (d) an extending portion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction with a concave groove shape opening downward, and a rear end of the extending portion, integrally extending from the rear end edge of the extending portion. A pedestrian protection device is proposed in which a reinforcing bead including an edge and a plate-shaped end portion connecting the rear portion of the plate portion is formed integrally with the front portion of the plate portion instead of a flat plate-like rib. (For example, see Patent Document 4 below). According to such a structure, it is obtained when a flat plate-like rib having a high height is integrally formed in the front portion of the plate portion while the depth or height of the reinforcing bead is suppressed to a relatively small size. It is possible to ensure the same degree of rigidity. Therefore, it is possible to further eliminate the problems inherent in the pedestrian protection device of (c) after eliminating the disadvantages of the pedestrian protection device of (a) and (b). is there.

  However, the present inventors have conducted various tests on the pedestrian protection device as described above, and have made various studies. In such a device, after the end portion of the reinforcing bead and the plate portion, Since the connection portion with the side portion is configured as a bent portion, when an impact is input, stress is concentrated in such a bent portion, and the plate portion is formed between the front portion and the rear portion where the bent portion is located. The boundary portion can be deformed relatively easily. As a result, a delay in rising of the impact load is caused in the load characteristics, and it becomes difficult to instantaneously reach the impact load to the target value. Therefore, a sufficient reaction force against the impact load can be instantly exhibited. It became clear that such excellent impact performance could not be secured.

  Accordingly, the present inventors have integrally reinforced a flat plate-like auxiliary rib extending continuously in the front-rear direction across the end portion of the reinforcing bead and the front end portion of the rear portion of the plate portion. The idea was to increase the deformation strength of the boundary portion between the front portion and the rear portion of the plate portion where the connection portion (bent portion) between the end portion of the bead and the rear portion of the plate portion is located.

  However, when a known collision test was performed using a pedestrian protection device provided with such an auxiliary rib, deformation at the boundary portion between the front portion and the rear portion of the plate portion can be prevented, but the auxiliary rib Since the connecting portion to the plate portion is in a linear form, stress is concentrated at the two positions where the front end and the rear end of the auxiliary rib are located by the impact input. It has been found that it is difficult to ensure the desired impact performance as described above even with such a pedestrian protection device, since it can be easily bent and deformed at the part where the front end and the rear end are located respectively. It is.

JP 2001-277963 A JP 2004-25976 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-203183 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-264741

  Here, the present invention has been made in the background as described above, and the problem to be solved is an excellent impact performance that can instantly exert a sufficient reaction force against the impact load. It is in providing the pedestrian protection apparatus for vehicles which can be ensured effectively.

Then, in the present invention, in order to solve the foregoing problems, and has as its gist the lower portion of the front of the vehicle, is arranged so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the rear side of the flat plate-like The plate has a plate portion fixed to the vehicle at the portion, and extends in the vehicle front-rear direction with a groove shape opening upward or downward, and extends integrally from the rear end edge of the extension. A reinforcing bead including a plate-like end portion connecting the rear end edge of the extension portion and the rear side portion of the plate portion and closing the rear end portion of the extension portion; The vehicle pedestrian is configured to be protected by paying the leg portion by being brought into contact with the leg portion of the pedestrian colliding with the front surface of the vehicle at the front end portion of the plate portion. in the protection device, the rear side of the plate portion And the vehicle are fixed at a position spaced rearward from the end portion of the reinforcing bead in the vehicle front-rear direction so that a space exists between the end portion and the vehicle part to which the rear portion is fixed. continuous as well as configuration, the first auxiliary beads having a narrower width than the reinforcing bead, across the front end of the rear portion of the plate portion and the end portion of the reinforcing bead, the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in The vehicle pedestrian protection device is formed integrally so as to extend.

  That is, in the vehicle pedestrian protection device according to the present invention, the connection portion between the end portion of the reinforcing bead and the rear portion of the plate portion is a bent portion at the boundary portion between the front portion and the rear portion of the plate portion. However, since the first auxiliary bead is provided at the bent portion, stress concentration is advantageously prevented from being caused at the bent portion when an impact is input. Deformation due to impact input at the boundary portion of the plate portion where the is located can be effectively prevented.

  And in this invention apparatus, unlike the case where a flat reinforcement rib is provided in order to improve the deformation strength of the boundary part between the front part and the rear part of the plate part, in particular, the reinforcement bead and the plate part The connecting portion of the first auxiliary bead with respect to the rear side portion has a rectangular shape. As a result, there are four corners of the rectangular shape formed by the reinforcement beads of the first auxiliary bead and the connection part to the plate part where the stress generated when the impact is input to the plate part is concentrated. Dispersed in the four locations, respectively, the stress generated at these four locations can be advantageously reduced or alleviated. In addition, since the first auxiliary bead has a narrower width than the reinforcing bead, in particular, even if the connection portion between the first auxiliary bead and the rear portion of the plate portion is a bent portion, When an impact is input, it is possible to effectively prevent a large stress concentration from being caused in the entire bent portion. Therefore, it can be advantageously prevented that the plate portion is easily bent and deformed at the connection portion of the first auxiliary bead to the reinforcing bead or the rear portion of the plate portion by impact input. As a result, coupled with the effect of preventing deformation at the boundary portion of the plate portion described above, easy bending deformation of the entire plate portion at the time of impact input can be prevented very effectively.

  Therefore, in the pedestrian protection device for a vehicle according to the present invention as described above, the impact load in the load characteristic can be quickly started up to reach the target value more quickly, and thereby sufficient for the impact load. It is possible to effectively ensure excellent impact performance that can instantly exert reaction force. As a result, the leg portion of the pedestrian that collided with the front surface of the vehicle can be immediately and reliably paid to be sufficiently protected at an even higher level.

Aspects of the Invention

  By the way, the present invention can be suitably implemented at least in various aspects as listed below.

(1) It is arranged at the lower part of the front part of the vehicle so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and has a plate part fixed to the vehicle in the flat rear part, and opens upward or downward. An extending portion extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction with a groove shape, extending integrally from the rear end edge of the extending portion, and connecting the rear end edge of the extending portion and the rear portion of the plate portion ; A reinforcing bead including a plate-like end portion for closing the rear end portion of the extension portion is integrally formed on the front portion of the plate portion, and collides with the front surface of the vehicle at the front end portion of the plate portion. In the vehicular pedestrian protection device configured to protect the pedestrian by contacting the pedestrian's legs, the rear portion of the plate portion and the vehicle are fixed in the vehicle longitudinal direction. After the end of the reinforcing bead Performed at a position spaced in a square side, as well as configured to present a space to between the vehicle parts to be fixed in the end portion and the rear portion, a first auxiliary which has a narrower width than the reinforcing bead Pedestrian protection for vehicles, wherein the bead is integrally formed so as to extend continuously in the vehicle front-rear direction across the end portion of the reinforcing bead and the front end portion of the rear portion of the plate portion apparatus.

(2) In the above aspect (1), the second auxiliary bead having a narrower width than the reinforcing bead is integrally formed so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the extending portion of the reinforcing bead. Being. According to this aspect, the reinforcing bead itself is reinforced by the second auxiliary bead, whereby the rigidity of the front portion of the plate portion on which the reinforcing bead is provided can be further advantageously increased. As a result, excellent impact performance that can instantly exert a sufficient reaction force against the impact load can be more effectively ensured.

  (3) In the aspect (2) described above, the second auxiliary bead has a concave groove shape that opens in a direction opposite to the opening direction of the reinforcing bead. In this aspect, for example, for the reinforcing bead that is formed in a groove shape that opens upward, the second auxiliary bead is formed in a groove shape that opens downward, and For the reinforcing bead configured to open downward, the second auxiliary bead is configured to have a concave groove opening upward. Therefore, the formation of the second auxiliary bead with respect to the extending portion of the reinforcing bead eliminates the increase in the height and depth of the extending portion of the reinforcing bead, and thus the overall size of the plate portion is reduced. Such an increase can be advantageously avoided. Therefore, according to this aspect, the impact performance can be improved extremely effectively without increasing the size of the entire apparatus and the accompanying increase in size of the molding die.

(4) In the above aspect (2) or aspect (3), the first auxiliary bead and the second auxiliary bead are configured to have one continuous form.

(5) In any one of the above-described modes (1) to (4), the reinforcing beads are adjacent to each other at a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the plate portion. And a third auxiliary bead having a width narrower than the reinforcing bead is provided between the reinforcing beads adjacent to each other, and a rear end portion of the front portion of the plate portion and the rear portion of the plate portion. It is integrally formed so as to extend continuously in the vehicle front-rear direction across the front end of the side portion. According to this aspect, the third auxiliary bead is provided in a portion located between the reinforcing beads adjacent in the vehicle width direction in the boundary portion between the front portion and the rear portion of the plate portion. Accordingly, the strength against bending deformation of the boundary portion of the plate portion can be further advantageously increased. As a result, excellent impact performance that can instantly exhibit a sufficient reaction force against the impact load can be secured even more effectively.

(6) In any one of the above-described modes (1) to (4), the reinforcing beads are adjacent to each other at a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the plate portion. And a fourth auxiliary bead having a narrower width than the reinforcing bead extends between the reinforcing beads adjacent to each other on the front end side of the front portion of the plate portion in the vehicle front-rear direction. So that it is integrally formed. According to this aspect, the rigidity of the front portion of the plate portion can be further advantageously increased, whereby the desired impact performance as described above can be achieved more effectively.

(7) In any one of the above-described modes (1) to (4), the reinforcing beads are adjacent to each other at a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction on the front portion of the plate portion. A plurality of reinforcing beads arranged adjacent to each other and having a width narrower than that of the reinforcing beads, the rear end portion of the front portion of the plate portion and the front end of the rear portion of the plate portion A third auxiliary bead continuously extending in the vehicle front-rear direction across the portion and a width narrower than the reinforcing bead and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction on the front end side of the front portion of the plate portion The four auxiliary beads are integrally formed with one continuous form.

(8) In any one of the modes (1) to (7) described above, the front end of the reinforcing bead has a front surface extending in the vertical direction, and at least one of the front end portions of the plate portion. The front side wall part which comprises a part is provided integrally. According to this aspect, the impact load is input at a substantially right angle to the front side wall portion constituting at least a part of the front end portion of the plate portion. For this reason, when an impact load is input, it is possible to effectively eliminate the occurrence of an acting force that lifts or pushes the front portion of the plate portion only upward or downward. Even with this, the impact load in the load characteristics is suddenly started up and quickly reached the target value, so that the excellent impact performance that can instantly exert a sufficient reaction force against the impact load is more improved. It will definitely be obtained.

  Hereinafter, in order to clarify the present invention more specifically, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a top surface form and a cross-sectional form of a leg washer attached to the inside of a front bumper installed on the front surface of an automobile as an embodiment of a pedestrian protection apparatus according to the present invention. Are respectively schematically shown. As is clear from these drawings, the leg cleaning device 10 of the present embodiment has a substrate 12 as a plate portion.

  The board 12 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene or ABS resin, and extends in the vehicle width direction, that is, in the left-right direction of the automobile in the left-right direction in FIG. The dimension of the direction (hereinafter referred to as the left-right direction) is shorter than the vehicle width by a predetermined dimension, and the dimension in the vertical direction in FIG. As a whole, it is made of a thin flat plate having a substantially horizontally long rectangular shape that is sufficiently shorter than the dimension in the left-right direction.

  And in such a board | substrate 12, the rear side part which occupies substantially half of the back side shows a flat plate form, and the flat plate provided with the upper surface and lower surface which spread horizontally in the installation state to the motor vehicle of the leg payment apparatus 10 Part 14. In addition, a plurality of insertion holes 16 that penetrate the plate portion 14 in the plate thickness direction and through which a predetermined fixing bolt or the like can be inserted are provided at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction (here, 5).

  On the other hand, the front side portion of the substrate 12 excluding the flat plate portion 14 is a reinforcing portion 18 having a reinforcing structure. That is, in the reinforcing portion 18, a plurality of (here, seven) reinforcing beads 20 are adjacent to each other at a certain distance in the left-right direction at an intermediate portion excluding both side portions in the left-right direction. In this state, they are integrally provided, so that a sufficient reinforcing structure is provided.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the reinforcing bead 20 includes an extension portion 22 that extends continuously in the front-rear direction, and an end portion 23 that extends from the rear edge of the extension portion 22. Are integrally formed.

  And the extension part 22 of this reinforcement bead 20 has the upper side bottom wall part 24, the front side vertical wall part 26, and the two side wall parts 28 and 28 further integrally. The upper bottom wall portion 24 has a substantially narrow rectangular shape with a relatively narrow width, and is a flat plate that is a flat surface that is the upper surface of a flat plate-shaped reinforcing portion 18 located between adjacent reinforcing beads 20 or a flat surface that is flush with the upper surface. At a position above the upper surface of the portion 14 by a predetermined dimension, the portion 14 is disposed so as to extend in parallel with the upper surface and straight in the front-rear direction. The front vertical wall portion 26 is integrally formed with the upper bottom wall portion 24 so as to extend vertically downward from the front end edge portion thereof. Further, each side wall portion 28 has a long rectangular shape and is integrally formed with the upper bottom wall portion 24 in a state where it is suspended from each of the edge portions on both sides in the width direction with a predetermined height. The front end edge is integrally connected to the left and right end edge portions of the front vertical wall portion 26.

  On the other hand, the end portion 23 is an inclined plate that integrally extends from the rear end edge portion of the upper bottom wall portion 24 in the extending portion 22 to the height position of the flat plate portion 14 with a predetermined inclination angle. It has a form. And in the edge part of right and left both sides, it is integrally connected with respect to the rear-end edge part of each side wall part 28 in the extension part 22, and the front-end edge part of the flat plate part 14 in a rear-end edge part Are connected integrally.

  Thus, the reinforcing bead 20 is configured to have an overall shape of a longitudinal rectangular casing that protrudes upward and extends straight in the front-rear direction at the same height. In other words, it has a concave groove shape extending straight in the front-rear direction with a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction opening downward.

  A plurality of the reinforcing beads 20 are arranged in parallel in the intermediate portion of the reinforcing portion 18 with the side wall portions 28 facing each other with a certain distance in the left-right direction. Further, under such an arrangement state, each of the reinforcing beads 20 is located on the boundary line between the reinforcing portion 18 and the flat plate portion 14 in the substrate 12 (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1). The rear end edge portion is connected to the front end edge portion of the flat plate portion 14. Then, such a connection portion has the same width as that of the reinforcing bead 20 and extends in the left-right direction, and is a bent portion 30 that protrudes downward. A boundary line between the reinforcing portion 18 and the flat plate portion 14 in the substrate 12 is positioned on the substrate at a certain distance in the left-right direction.

  As described above, in the leg cleaning device 10, since the plurality of reinforcing beads 20 are integrally formed with the reinforcing portion 18 of the substrate 12, it is sufficient for the reinforcing portion 18, that is, the front portion of the substrate 12. The rigidity is imparted, and the strength against bending deformation is advantageously increased in the reinforcing portion 18.

  Further, as is clear from FIG. 1, in the leg-pasting device 10 of the present embodiment, the front vertical portion extending vertically upward between the reinforcing beads 20 adjacent to each other among the front end edges of the reinforcing portion 18. The wall part 32 is integrally formed. The front vertical wall portion 32 is integrally connected to the front vertical wall portion 26 provided at the front end portion of the extending portion 22 of each reinforcing bead 20. Thereby, the front surface of each front vertical wall portion 26 in the plurality of reinforcing beads 20 and the front surface of each front vertical wall portion 32 provided at the front edge of the reinforcing portion 18 portion between the adjacent reinforcing beads 20 are: In plan view, it has one continuous surface form, and this continuous surface has a curved surface shape that protrudes forward corresponding to the inner surface of the bumper cover of the front bumper described later. Then, on the front surface of each of the front vertical wall portions 26 and 32 that become one continuous curved surface in such a plan view, as will be described later, walking to the front surface of the automobile under the installation state of the leg cleaning device 10 on the automobile. An impact input surface 34 to which an impact caused by a person's collision or the like is input is formed.

  Thus, in the leg cleaning device 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, in particular, the reinforcing portion 18 includes the boundary line A between the reinforcing portion 18 and the flat plate portion 14 in the substrate 12. The strength of the boundary portion 36 located across the rear end portion and the front end portion of the flat plate portion 14 is improved, and the strength of the portion of the reinforcing portion 18 of the substrate 12 from the middle portion in the front-rear direction to the front end side portion is further improved. For the purpose, the first, second, third, and fourth auxiliary beads 38, 40, 42, 44 are integrally formed at predetermined positions of the substrate 12, respectively.

  That is, here, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a plurality (seven in this case) of first auxiliary beads 38 are disposed at the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12 and the end portion 23 of the reinforcing bead 20 and the flat plate. It is integrally formed so as to continuously extend in the front-rear direction across the front end portion of the portion 14, and a plurality (here, seven) of the second auxiliary beads 40 are extended from the reinforcing beads 20. The unit 22 is integrally provided.

  The first auxiliary bead 38 integrally includes a lower bottom wall portion 46 and four side wall portions 48 positioned in the front, rear, left and right sides. The lower bottom wall portion 46 as a whole has a width sufficiently smaller than the width of each of the upper bottom wall portion 24 and the end portion 23 of the extending portion 22 in the reinforcing bead 20 and a length shorter than the reinforcing bead 20. And is positioned so as to extend in the front-rear direction below the lower surface of the flat plate portion 14 of the substrate 12 by a predetermined dimension. Further, the lower bottom wall portion 46 is formed at the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12 between the end portion 23 and the front end portion of the flat plate portion 14 in the middle portion in the length direction (front-rear direction). The bent portion 30 is bent at substantially the same angle, and the lower surface of the front portion of the bent portion is an inclined surface inclined downward toward the rear.

  On the other hand, each of the four side wall portions 48 is formed of a flat plate having a quadrangular or hexagonal shape, and has a lower height than the side wall portion 28 of the extending portion 22 in the reinforcing bead 20, and the lower bottom wall portion. 46 extends vertically upward from the front, rear, left, and right edge portions of 46 and is integrally connected to the end portion 23 and the front end portion of the flat plate portion 14, respectively.

  Thus, the first auxiliary bead 38 has an overall shape of a long rectangular housing that is bent downward at the middle in the longitudinal direction so that the first auxiliary bead 38 protrudes downward and the front side portion is inclined upward. It is configured. In other words, it has a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction that opens toward the upper side opposite to the opening direction of the reinforcing bead 20, and has a groove shape that is shallower than the reinforcing bead 20 and is bent and extended in the front-rear direction. Presents. Each of the plurality of first auxiliary beads 38 is positioned corresponding to each of the plurality of bent portions 30 provided in the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12. It is integrally formed so as to continuously extend in the front-rear direction with the bent portion 30 interposed therebetween.

  The second auxiliary bead 40 integrally includes a lower bottom wall portion 50 and three side wall portions 52 located on the rear side and the left and right sides. The lower bottom wall portion 50 as a whole has substantially the same width as the lower bottom wall portion 46 of the first auxiliary bead 38 and a length sufficiently smaller than the upper bottom wall portion 24 of the extending portion 22 in the reinforcing bead 20. And has a narrow, long rectangular flat plate shape. Then, at a position below the lower surface of the upper bottom wall portion 24 of the extending portion 22 by a predetermined dimension and above the upper surface of the reinforcing portion 18 portion positioned between the adjacent reinforcing beads 20, the front and rear It extends straight in the direction, and is positioned in a state of being integrally connected to the rear surface of the front extension wall portion 26 of the extension portion 22 at the front end edge. Further, the three side wall portions 52 are formed of a flat plate having a quadrangular shape and have a height lower than that of the side wall portion 28 of the extending portion 22 in the reinforcing bead 20. The lower bottom wall portion 50 extends vertically upward from the respective rear edge, left side, and right edge portions, and is integrally connected to the upper bottom wall portion 24 of the extension portion 22. ing.

  Thus, the second auxiliary bead 40 has an overall shape of a longitudinal rectangular casing that protrudes downward and extends straight in the front-rear direction at the same height that is lower than the reinforcing bead 20. ing. In other words, it has a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction that opens toward the upper side opposite to the opening direction of the reinforcing bead 20 and extends straightly in the front-rear direction and has a shallow groove shape that is shallower than the reinforcing bead 20. Yes. The plurality of second auxiliary beads 40 include an upper bottom wall portion 24 in the extending portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20 in a portion including the intermediate portion excluding the rear end portion in the reinforcing portion 18 of the substrate 12 and the front end portion. In a state of being integrally formed at the center in the width direction, the two are arranged at a certain distance in the left-right direction.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the third auxiliary beads 42 and the fourth auxiliary beads 44 extend in the front-rear direction on the portions of the substrate 12 between the reinforcing beads 20 adjacent to each other. Are integrally formed.

  And the 3rd auxiliary bead 42 has integrally the upper side bottom wall part 54 and the four side wall parts 56 located in four directions of front and rear, right and left. The upper bottom wall portion 54 as a whole has a narrow rectangular plate shape with a width substantially the same as that of the lower bottom wall portion 46 of the first auxiliary bead 38. Then, the upper surface of the flat plate-like reinforcing portion 18 located between the adjacent reinforcing beads 20 and the upper surface of the flat plate portion 14 that is a continuous surface with the upper surface are extended by a predetermined dimension and the extension of the reinforcing beads 20. At the position below the lower surface of the upper bottom wall portion 24 in the protruding portion 22 by a predetermined dimension, the protruding portion 22 is arranged so as to extend in parallel to these surfaces and straight in the front-rear direction. Each of the four side wall portions 56 is a flat plate having a quadrangular shape, and has a height lower than that of the side wall portion 28 of the extending portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20. Then, from the front edge, the rear edge, the left edge, and the right edge of the upper bottom wall portion 54, the rear edge portion of the reinforcing portion 18 in the substrate 12 and the front edge portion of the flat plate portion 14 are extended vertically downward from the respective edge portions. And are integrally connected to each other.

  Thus, the third auxiliary bead 42 has an overall shape of a longitudinal rectangular casing that protrudes upward and extends straight in the front-rear direction at the same height that is lower than the reinforcing bead 20. ing. In other words, it has a groove shape shallower than that of the reinforcing bead 20 and has a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction that opens downward in the same direction as the opening direction of the reinforcing bead 20 and extends straight in the front-rear direction. Such a plurality of third auxiliary beads 42 are positioned corresponding to each of the bent portions 30 between the plurality of bent portions 30 provided on the boundary line: a of the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12. The first auxiliary beads 38 that are integrally formed as described above are integrally formed so as to continuously extend in the front-rear direction with a boundary line A between them in a state of being positioned in parallel with a predetermined distance in the left-right direction. It has been done.

  Further, the fourth auxiliary bead 44 integrally includes an upper bottom wall portion 58 and three side wall portions 60 that are respectively located on the rear side and the left and right sides. The upper bottom wall portion 58 as a whole has a narrow rectangular plate shape having a width and length substantially the same as those of the second auxiliary bead 40, and is a flat plate shape positioned between adjacent reinforcing beads 20. Parallel to these surfaces at a position above the upper surface of the reinforcing portion 18 of the reinforcing bead 20 by a predetermined dimension and at a position below the lower surface of the upper bottom wall portion 24 of the extending portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20 by a predetermined dimension. It arrange | positions so that it may extend straight in the front-back direction. Further, the three side wall portions 60 are formed of a flat plate having a quadrangular shape and have a height lower than that of the side wall portion 28 of the extending portion 22. And, it extends vertically downward from each of the rear side, left side, and right side edge portions of the upper bottom wall portion 58 and is integrated with the reinforcing portion 18 portion between the adjacent reinforcing beads 20. It is connected to the.

  Thus, the fourth auxiliary bead 44 has an overall shape of a longitudinal rectangular casing that protrudes upward and extends straight in the front-rear direction at the same height that is lower than the reinforcement bead 20. ing. In other words, it has a groove shape shallower than that of the reinforcing bead 20 and has a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction that opens downward in the same direction as the opening direction of the reinforcing bead 20 and extends straight in the front-rear direction. Then, a plurality of the fourth auxiliary beads 42 are positioned in the left-right direction in a state where each of the fourth auxiliary beads 42 is positioned between the reinforcing beads 20 with respect to the front-side intermediate portion of the reinforcing portion 18. Are arranged at a certain distance.

  As described above, in the leg cleaning device 10 according to the present embodiment, the plurality of first auxiliary beads 38 are provided between the end portion 23 of each reinforcing bead 20 and the flat plate portion 14 with respect to the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12. Each of the bent portions 30 is formed by each first auxiliary bead 38 so as to continuously extend in the front-rear direction across the bent portion 30 formed between the front end portions. It is reinforced.

  In addition, here, the first auxiliary bead 38 has a generally rectangular housing shape as a whole, and at each of the end portions of the four side wall portions 48 opposite to the lower bottom wall portion 46 side, the substrate 12. Are integrally connected to the boundary portion 36. Therefore, when a predetermined impact load is input to the substrate 12 under the installation state on the automobile as will be described later, the stress concentration portions generated in the vicinity of the bent portion 30 are four in the first auxiliary bead 38. The four corners formed between the side wall portions 48 are dispersed at four positions, respectively, so that the stress generated at these four positions can be advantageously reduced or alleviated.

  Further, since the first auxiliary bead 38 has a narrower width than the end portion 23 of the reinforcing bead 20, the connecting portion between the rear side wall portion 48 of the first auxiliary bead 38 and the flat plate portion 14. Even if it is in a bent form, the width of such a bent portion is advantageously reduced, so that the stress generated in the bent portion at the time of impact input does not become so large as to be a problem. .

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when a predetermined impact load is input to the substrate 12 under the installation state in an automobile as described later, the occurrence of stress concentration at each bent portion 30 and its peripheral portion, It can be advantageously reduced or eliminated.

  In addition, here, each of the plurality of third auxiliary beads 42 is disposed in the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12 so as to be adjacent to each first auxiliary bead 38 in the left-right direction. Boundary line between the reinforcing portion 18 and the flat plate portion 14 that is positioned: It is integrally formed so as to extend continuously in the front-rear direction across the gap. As a result, the deformation strength of the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12, particularly the vicinity of the boundary line: a, is advantageously increased.

  Further, in the leg detaching device 10, the plurality of second auxiliary beads 40 are integrated with the extending portions 22 of the plurality of reinforcing beads 20 provided in the reinforcing portion 18 so as to extend in the front-rear direction, respectively. By forming, the extension part 22 of each of these reinforcement beads 20 is reinforced. Further, a plurality of fourth auxiliary beads 44 are integrally formed so as to extend in the front-rear direction between the adjacent extended portions 22 of the reinforcing beads 20 reinforced by the second auxiliary beads 40. Therefore, the part between the extension parts 22 of the reinforcement bead 20 in the board | substrate 12 is also fully reinforced. Thereby, here, the deformation strength of the portion of the reinforcing portion 18 of the substrate 12 where the extending portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20 is provided is enhanced more effectively.

  By the way, the leg cleaning device 10 having such a structure is attached to the inside of a front bumper 62 installed on the front surface of the automobile in a conventionally known structure as shown in FIG. 6, for example.

  That is, the front bumper 62 to which the leg wiper 10 is attached is provided with a bumper cover 68 having an upper protruding portion 64 and a lower protruding portion 66 that protrude from the front of the automobile under the installation state on the front of the automobile. is doing. In addition, the upper protrusion 64 and the lower protrusion 66 are both curved in a vertical vertical section that protrudes forward. The bumper cover 68 is installed by being bolted to, for example, the front grill 70 that constitutes the front portion of the automobile. In FIG. 6, 72 and 74 are a bonnet and a radiator, respectively.

  Then, a known shock absorbing structure 76 having rigidity smaller than that of the leg wiping member 10 is disposed on the inner side (rear side of the automobile) of the bumper cover 68 with the bumper reinforcement 78 that is a rigid member. It is fixed between.

  On the other hand, the leg washer 10 has a reinforcing bead 20, a second auxiliary bead 40, and a fourth auxiliary bead 44 protruding from the front surface of the automobile at the front end portion of the reinforcing portion 18 of the substrate 12, in which a plurality of reinforcing beads 20 are provided. While the front end portion projects into the lower projection 66 of the bumper cover 68, the flat plate portion 14 of the substrate 12 extends horizontally in the front-rear direction, and the upper surface of the rear end portion of the flat plate portion 14 is It is arranged in a state where it is in contact with the lower surface of the radiator support 80 that supports the radiator 74 fixed to the front portion so as to extend in the vehicle width direction. Then, one fixing bolt 82 is inserted into each of the plurality of insertion holes 16 provided in the rear end portion of the flat plate portion 14 of the substrate 12, and each of the fixing bolts 82 is screwed into the radiator support 80. Thus, the flat plate portion 14 of the substrate 12 is fixed to the radiator support 80 at the rear end portion.

  Thus, the leg cleaning device 10 is disposed in the lower part of the front surface of the automobile so as to extend horizontally in the front-rear direction, and the entire substrate 12 is parallel to the horizontal plane including the input direction of the impact load input to the bumper cover 68. The impact input surface 34 composed of the front surfaces of the front vertical wall portions 26 and 32 provided at the front ends of the plurality of reinforcing beads 20 and the reinforcing portion 18 positioned therebetween is provided with a bumper. The position is fixed in a state of being opposed to the inner surface of the lower protrusion 66 of the cover 68 and orthogonal to the input direction of the impact load.

  Therefore, in the leg wiping device 10 of the present embodiment, the pedestrian's legs 84 contact or collide with the bumper cover 68 of the front bumper 62 as shown in FIG. When fastened, the upper protrusion 64 and the lower protrusion 66 of the bumper cover 68 are brought into contact with the vicinity of the knee 86 and the vicinity of the shin 88 of the leg part 84 of the pedestrian, respectively. At this time, since the rigidity of the shock absorbing structure 76 is smaller than the rigidity of the leg cleaning device 10, the shock absorbing structure 76 can be deformed more easily and in a larger amount than the leg cleaning device 10. It is done. As a result, the bumper cover 68 is configured such that the lower protruding portion 66 protrudes more toward the front of the vehicle than the upper protruding portion 64, so that the leg 84 collides with the bumper cover 68. Thus, the reaction force against the impact load generated in the leg wiping device 10 is applied to the portion near the shin 88 of the leg portion 84 of the pedestrian via the lower protruding portion 66 of the bumper cover 68. As a result, a portion near the shin 88 of the leg portion 84 of the pedestrian is paid off (scooped up) by the leg wiper 10 so that the pedestrian can fall down to the hood 72 side of the automobile. The bending of the pedestrian's knee 86 in an unreasonable direction is reduced, and the occurrence of injury such as a fracture to the knee 86 is prevented as much as possible. Thus, protection and safety of pedestrians can be effectively achieved.

  And in this leg wiping device 10, in particular, as described above, a plurality of first auxiliary beads 38 and a plurality of third auxiliary beads 42 are provided at the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12, It is advantageously reduced or eliminated that stress concentration is caused in each bent portion 30 in the boundary portion 36 at the time of impact input, and the deformation strength of the boundary portion 36 is advantageously increased. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the boundary portion 36 of the substrate 12 from being easily bent and deformed by the input of an impact load due to the collision of the pedestrian leg 84 with the bumper cover 68.

  Further, a plurality of second auxiliary beads 40 and a plurality of fourth auxiliary beads 44 are provided in a portion from the front end to the middle portion of the reinforcing portion 18 of the substrate 12, and the deformation strength of such portions is also advantageous. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent the deformation at the front end side portion of the reinforcing portion 18 from being easily caused by the input of the impact load.

  Moreover, in the leg wiper 10 according to the present embodiment, the impact is applied to the impact input surface 34 of the reinforcing portion 18 that is opposed to the inner surface of the lower protrusion 66 of the bumper cover 68 under the installation state in the automobile. Since the load is input at a right angle, when the impact load is input, an action force is generated on the reinforcing portion 18 such that the reinforcing portion 18 is lifted or pushed down only to either the upper side or the lower side. Can be effectively prevented. Also by this, the easy deformation | transformation by the impact input in the reinforcement part 18 and the boundary part 36 in the board | substrate 12 can be prevented effectively.

  Therefore, in the leg cleaning device 10, when an impact load is input to the impact input surface 34, the impact load is applied to the flat plate portion 14 without causing bending deformation at the reinforcing portion 18 or the boundary portion 36. On the other hand, it is made to act in a substantially horizontal direction via the reinforcing portion 18, whereby the flat plate portion 14 is buckled and deformed reliably and effectively, so that the rising of the impact load in the load characteristics is achieved. Such a delay can be prevented in advance.

  Therefore, in the leg cleaning device 10 according to the present embodiment as described above, the impact load in the load characteristic can be quickly started up to reach the target value more quickly, and thereby sufficient reaction against the impact load can be achieved. It is possible to effectively ensure excellent impact performance that can instantly exert force. As a result, the leg portion of the pedestrian that collided with the front surface of the vehicle can be immediately and reliably paid to be sufficiently protected at an even higher level.

  Further, in the leg cleaning device 10 of the present embodiment, the height or depth dimension of all of the first to fourth auxiliary beads 38 to 44 is made sufficiently smaller than the height dimension of the reinforcing bead 20. In addition, the second auxiliary bead 40 provided on the upper bottom wall portion 24 of the extending portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20 has a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction and opens downward. 20 has a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction that opens toward the upper side opposite to the opening direction. Therefore, the first to fourth auxiliary beads 38 to 44 are formed on the substrate 12, and the second auxiliary bead 40 is formed on the extending portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20 having a predetermined height. It can be advantageously avoided that the height including the reinforcing beads 20 and the auxiliary beads 38 to 44, and consequently the overall size of the leg cleaning device 10 is increased. As a result, the impact performance can be improved extremely effectively without increasing the size of the entire leg cleaning device 10 and enlarging the molding die associated therewith.

  The specific configuration of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, this is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited by the above description.

  For example, the opening directions of the first to fourth auxiliary beads 38 to 44 having a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction are not limited to those illustrated. That is, for example, at least one of the first auxiliary bead 38 and the second auxiliary bead 40 is configured with a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction that opens downward, while the third auxiliary bead is formed. At least one of the bead 42 and the fourth auxiliary bead 44 can also be configured with a U-shaped cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction opening upward.

  Further, the cross-sectional shape of the first to fourth auxiliary beads 38 to 44 in the vehicle width direction is not particularly limited to the illustrated U shape, and each of the auxiliary beads 38 to 44 is formed in an arc shape. It is also possible to have a curved or polygonal cross-sectional shape in the vehicle width direction. Of course, the cross-sectional shapes of the auxiliary beads 38 to 44 in the vehicle width direction are not necessarily the same.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the 1st thru | or 4th auxiliary bead 38-44 was comprised with the form mutually independent, for example, the 1st auxiliary bead 38 and the 2nd auxiliary bead 40 are made into one. Alternatively, the third auxiliary bead 42 and the fourth auxiliary bead 44 may be configured in one continuous form. In other words, an auxiliary bead that extends continuously in the front-rear direction across the front end portion of the flat plate portion 14 as the rear portion and the end portion 23 and the extension portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20 is formed on the substrate 12. In addition, an auxiliary bead that extends continuously in the front-rear direction from the front end portion of the reinforcing portion 18 that is the front side portion of the substrate 12 to the front end portion of the flat plate portion 14 may be formed between the reinforcing beads 20 in the substrate 12. It ’s good.

  Furthermore, the second auxiliary bead 40 provided in the extending portion 22 of the reinforcing bead 20 and the fourth auxiliary bead 44 provided in the reinforcing portion 18 portion of the substrate 12 located between the reinforcing beads 20 adjacent to each other. Can be divided into a plurality of parts in the front-rear direction (a form arranged in series in the front-rear direction).

  Moreover, if the width | variety of each of these auxiliary beads 38-44 is made smaller than the width | variety of the reinforcement bead 20, a specific magnitude | size will not be specifically limited.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the first and second auxiliary beads 38 and 40 are provided corresponding to one of the reinforcing beads 20, respectively. On the other hand, a plurality of them may be formed so as to be aligned in the left-right direction. The third and fourth auxiliary beads 42 and 44 are also provided one by one between the reinforcing beads 20, but a plurality of each is provided in a state where they are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. You can also

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the reinforcing bead 20 is configured to have a concave groove shape that opens downward. However, the reinforcing bead 20 may be configured to have a concave groove shape that opens upward.

  And as FIG.8 and FIG.9 shows, the 1st reinforcement bead 20a which exhibits the concave groove form opened toward the downward direction, and the 2nd reinforcement bead 20b which exhibits the concave groove form opened toward the upward direction Can be provided on the reinforcing portion 18 of the substrate 12 so as to be alternately positioned one by one in the left-right direction. When such a structure is adopted, the first auxiliary bead 38 and the second auxiliary bead 40 correspond to the first reinforcing bead 20a and the second reinforcing bead 20b, respectively. On the other hand, it is integrally formed as in the first embodiment. In addition, in the leg wiping device 10 of the present embodiment, the first auxiliary bead 38a and the second auxiliary bead 40a provided corresponding to the first reinforcing bead 20a are both recessed upward. On the other hand, the first auxiliary bead 38b and the second auxiliary bead 40b provided corresponding to the second reinforcing bead 20b are both configured to have a concave groove shape that opens downward. Has been. As a result, the height of the leg cleaning device 10 is made as low as possible, and an increase in the size of the entire device 10 is suppressed. 8 and FIG. 9, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are used for members and parts having the same structure as in the above embodiment, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, it has the inclined plate form which the end part 23 of the reinforcement bead 20 extends integrally from the rear-end edge part of the upper bottom wall part 24 in the state inclined downward. However, the end portion 23 may be configured to extend integrally from the rear end edge portion of the upper bottom wall portion 24 vertically downward.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that the number, position, shape, and dimensions of each portion of the reinforcing beads 20 can be changed as appropriate.

  Note that if the number of reinforcing beads 20 and the first to fourth auxiliary beads 38 to 44 are increased, in particular, the number of parallelly arranged in the left-right direction is increased, the substrate 12 accordingly. This increases the rigidity. Therefore, it is possible to easily tune the rigidity of the substrate 12 by appropriately adjusting the number of them.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the whole leg payment apparatus 10 was formed using the synthetic resin material, the material of the leg payment apparatus 10 as this pedestrian protection apparatus is not limited to this at all. Instead, for example, a metal material that is relatively lightweight and excellent in formability, such as aluminum or an aluminum alloy, may be used.

  In addition, the installation structure of the pedestrian protection device (legged device 10) in the lower part of the front portion of the vehicle is not particularly limited to the illustrated structure. In other words, the vehicle portion and the fixing method to which the rear portion of the plate portion is fixed can be variously changed.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, the reaction force with respect to the impact load which arises in the leg wiping apparatus 10 by the collision with the bumper cover 68 of the pedestrian's leg part 84 is with respect to the part near the shin 88 of the pedestrian's leg part 84. The pedestrian leg portion 84 where the reaction force against the impact load is applied is located at the position where the leg wiper 10 is installed. It is a place that is appropriately changed depending on.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to a pedestrian protection device installed inside a bumper fixed to the front surface of an automobile, a device installed separately from the bumper on the front surface of the automobile, or other than an automobile. Of course, the present invention can be advantageously applied to any of the pedestrian protection devices installed in various forms on the front surface of the vehicle.

  The specific configuration of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, this is merely an example, and the present invention can be implemented in various forms. Accordingly, various embodiments relating to various changes, modifications, and improvements of the present invention adopted based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art are all within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It should be understood that it belongs.

  In the following, typical examples of the present invention will be shown to further clarify the features of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited by the description of such examples. It goes without saying.

  That is, first, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, a leg washer having a structure according to the present invention was prepared by performing injection molding using polypropylene and prepared. And this was made into the product of this invention. It should be noted that the height of the reinforcing beads provided in the leg-paying device according to the present invention is 30 mm and the width is 30 mm, and the depth or height of the first to fourth auxiliary beads is 5 mm and the width is 10 mm. It was. Furthermore, the thickness of the substrate was 2.7 mm.

  Further, for comparison, separately from the leg cleaning device of the present invention, there is no first to fourth auxiliary beads provided in the leg cleaning device of the present invention, and only the reinforcing beads are provided on the front side of the substrate. The same structure as that disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-284741 is formed integrally with the portion (reinforcing portion) at the same interval in the left-right direction and the same number as the leg cleaning device of the present invention. Was prepared by carrying out injection molding using polypropylene. And this was made into the conventional product. Note that the height width of the reinforcing beads and the thickness of the substrate provided in the conventional leg cleaning device were the same as the respective dimensions of the leg cleaning device of the present invention.

  Then, the two types of leg-pasting devices of the present invention and the conventional product thus prepared are respectively arranged inside the bumper cover of the front bumper fixed to the front surface of the actual vehicle (automobile) as shown in FIG. The two types of test vehicles were obtained, each of which was installed with a leg cleaning device having a different structure. After that, using these two types of test vehicles, a pedestrian collision test was performed assuming a pedestrian collision with the front bumper of the car, and the impact load input to each leg wiper at the time of the pedestrian collision The change with time was examined by a known method. The results are also shown in FIG. In addition, the pedestrian collision test with respect to each test vehicle was carried out by causing a dummy having a weight of 13.4 kg to collide with a front surface of the front bumper of each test vehicle at a speed of 40 km / h.

  As can be seen from FIG. 10, the impact load when using the leg-paying device of the present invention is faster than the impact load when using the conventional leg-paying device after the collision of the pedestrian. It is recognized that the load value has been reached. This clearly shows that the reaction force against the impact load can be instantaneously and sufficiently ensured in the leg cleaning device having the structure according to the present invention.

It is upper surface explanatory drawing which shows an example of the pedestrian protection apparatus which has a structure according to this invention. It is II-II sectional explanatory drawing in FIG. It is III-III cross-section expansion explanatory drawing in FIG. It is IV-IV cross-section expansion explanatory drawing in FIG. It is a VV cross-section enlarged explanatory view in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which installed the pedestrian protection apparatus shown by FIG. 1 in the vehicle. It is explanatory drawing which shows the deformation | transformation state of a pedestrian protection apparatus when a pedestrian collides with the front surface of the vehicle in which the pedestrian protection apparatus shown by FIG. 1 was installed. It is a figure corresponding to FIG. 1 which shows another example of the pedestrian protection apparatus which has a structure according to this invention. It is IX-IX cross section explanatory drawing in FIG. It is a graph which shows the time-dependent change of the impact load in each pedestrian protection apparatus obtained by conducting the pedestrian collision test with respect to the pedestrian protection apparatus which has a structure according to this invention, and the pedestrian protection apparatus which has a conventional structure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Leg wiping device 12 Board | substrate 14 Flat plate part 18 Reinforcement part 20 Reinforcement bead 22 Extension part 23 End part 34 Impact input surface 36 Boundary part 38 First auxiliary bead 40 Second auxiliary bead 42 Third auxiliary bead 44 Fourth Auxiliary beads 62 Front bumper 68 Bumper cover

Claims (6)

A concave groove that is disposed in the lower part of the front portion of the vehicle so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and has a plate portion that is fixed to the vehicle in the flat rear portion and opens upward or downward. and extending portions extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle with, extending out integrally from the rear edge of the extending portion, connected to the rear edge of the extending portion of the rear portion of the plate portion, leaving said extension A reinforcing bead including a plate-like end portion for closing the rear end portion of the plate portion is integrally formed on the front side portion of the plate portion, and at the front end portion of the plate portion, a pedestrian who collides with the front of the vehicle. In the vehicle pedestrian protection apparatus configured to pay and protect the leg by being brought into contact with the leg,
The rear portion of the plate portion and the vehicle are fixed at a position spaced rearward from the end portion of the reinforcing bead in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the end portion and the vehicle portion to which the rear portion is fixed are fixed. with a configuration such that there is space between the first auxiliary beads having a narrower width than the reinforcing bead, astride the front end of the rear portion of the plate portion and the end portion of the reinforcing bead The vehicle pedestrian protection device is integrally formed so as to extend continuously in the vehicle longitudinal direction.   2. The vehicle pedestrian according to claim 1, wherein a second auxiliary bead having a narrower width than the reinforcing bead is integrally formed so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the extending portion of the reinforcing bead. Protective device.   The pedestrian protection device for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the second auxiliary bead has a concave groove shape that opens in a direction opposite to an opening direction of the reinforcing bead.   A plurality of the reinforcing beads are provided on the front portion of the plate portion so as to be adjacent to each other at a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction, and the width between the reinforcing beads adjacent to each other is narrower than the reinforcing beads. A third auxiliary bead is integrally formed so as to extend continuously in the vehicle front-rear direction across the rear end portion of the front portion of the plate portion and the front end portion of the rear portion of the plate portion. The pedestrian protection device for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   A plurality of the reinforcing beads are provided on the front portion of the plate portion so as to be adjacent to each other at a predetermined distance in the vehicle width direction, and the width between the reinforcing beads adjacent to each other is narrower than the reinforcing beads. 5. The fourth auxiliary bead having an inner surface is integrally formed on the front end portion side of the front portion of the plate portion so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction. 6. Vehicle pedestrian protection device.   The front side wall part which has the front surface extended in a perpendicular direction at the front end of the said reinforcement bead, and comprises at least one part of the front-end part of the said plate part is integrally provided. The vehicle pedestrian protection device according to any one of the above.

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