Patent ID: 7854453
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting objects colliding with an automotive vehicle, the system comprising: a bumper-reinforcing member disposed in a front bumper of an automotive vehicle, the bumper-reinforcing member being elongated in a direction of a width of the vehicle; a supporting member, elongated from a front side to a rear side of the vehicle, disposed behind the bumper-reinforcing member; a load sensor for detecting a load imposed on the front bumper by a collision of an object with the vehicle, the load sensor being connected to the bumper-reinforcing member and the supporting member; and an electronic controller for detecting kinds of objects colliding with the vehicle based on signals from the load sensor, wherein: the load sensor includes a detecting plate extending in a front-rear direction of the automotive vehicle; the load sensor is configured to detect a strain of the detecting plate; one end of the detecting plate is connected to one of upper, lower, left and right walls of the supporting member; and an open gap is defined between the bumper-reinforcing member and the supporting member, the detecting plate extending across the open gap.