JP2017177967A - Pedestrian protection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To expand right and left airbags without being much affected by a wiper device.SOLUTION: A pedestrian protection device comprises: a right airbag device 20R with a right airbag 22R to expand to a right side area of a windshield 6; and a left airbag device 20L with a left airbag 22L to expand to a left side area of the windshield. A wiper device includes: a right wiper 14R; and a left wiper 14L having a rotational fulcrum at a position nearer to the center of a vehicle 1 compared with the rotational fulcrum of the right wiper 14R. The wipers 14R and 14L each have a wiper arm and a wiper blade, and are aligned at predetermined storage positions in one line along a boundary between a cowl part and the windshield 6 when unused. The airbags 22R and 22L each have a shape extending in a vehicle width direction along the cowl part, and the dimension of the right airbag 22R in the vehicle width direction is larger than that of the left airbag 22L in the vehicle width direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a pedestrian protection device for protecting a pedestrian that has collided with a vehicle.

  In recent years, vehicles equipped with pedestrian protection devices that protect pedestrians when vehicles collide with pedestrians have been developed. As this type of pedestrian protection device, for example, a device that inflates and deploys a pair of right and left airbags (hereinafter simply referred to as deployment) from the rear end of the bonnet to absorb the impact received by the pedestrian (Patent Document). 1). In Patent Document 2, the left and right airbags are formed between the left and right airbags by forming the airbags so that the front end portions of the left and right airbags, that is, the end portions on the vehicle center side overlap each other. There has been proposed one that can be developed without forming a gap.

JP 2006-44289 A JP 2007-196895 A

  In the case of inflating and deploying a pair of left and right airbags from the rear end of the bonnet as in Patent Document 1, the left and right airbags are deployed so as to cover the wipers, respectively. For this reason, for example, it is conceivable that troubles such as the airbag being caught by the wiper during the deployment process and the deployment of the airbag being delayed, or the airbag being caught by the wiper being damaged. Such troubles impede the smooth deployment of the airbag, and therefore are desired to be improved.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to deploy the left and right airbags without being affected by the wiper.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a pair of wipers that are disposed in a cowl portion in front of the windshield and swing in the same direction, and that cover the engine room and a rear end portion is positioned above the cowl portion. A pedestrian protection device mounted on a vehicle equipped with a hood that defines one side in the vehicle width direction as a first region and the other side as a second region with the central portion of the vehicle as a boundary. A first airbag device disposed below the rear end of the bonnet in the first region to deploy the first airbag; and a lower portion of the rear end of the bonnet in the second region. A second airbag device for deploying the second airbag, wherein the pair of wipers includes a first wiper for wiping mainly a portion belonging to the first region of the windshield, and the first wiper Than the pivot point Both of the first and second wipers each have a pivot point at a position near both of the central portions, and a second wiper that wipes a portion of the windshield mainly belonging to the second region. A wiper arm having the pivot fulcrum and a wiper blade connected to the tip of the wiper arm, and when not in use, each wiper blade extends in the vehicle width direction along the boundary line between the cowl portion and the windshield. The first and second airbags are arranged in a predetermined storage position aligned in a row, and have a shape extending in the vehicle width direction along the cowl portion in a deployed state, and The dimension of the first airbag in the vehicle width direction is larger than the dimension of the second airbag in the vehicle width direction.

  According to this configuration, in particular, it is possible to suppress the second airbag from being caught on the wiper blade of the first wiper and hindering the deployment. That is, the wiper blade of each wiper in the storage position is arranged at a position slightly deviated from the center in the width direction of the vehicle toward the second region. For this reason, the first airbag is deployed along the upper portion of the first wiper arm, so that the first airbag is relatively smoothly deployed. However, the second airbag is likely to be caught on the tip of the wiper blade of the first wiper and the deployment may be hindered. There is. In this regard, according to the above-described configuration, since the dimension in the vehicle width direction of the first airbag that is deployed relatively smoothly is larger than the dimension in the vehicle width direction of the second airbag, the deployment region of the second airbag is increased. The risk of the second airbag becoming caught by the wiper blade of the first wiper is reduced. Therefore, it is suppressed that the second airbag is caught on the wiper blade of the first wiper and the deployment is inhibited, thereby both airbags are more smoothly deployed.

  In the above pedestrian protection apparatus, it is preferable that the end portion of the first airbag on the second region side is located on the other side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the rotation fulcrum of the second wiper. is there.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to effectively prevent the second airbag from colliding with the wiper arm of the second wiper and escaping to the bonnet side during the deployment of the second airbag.

  In the pedestrian protection apparatus, the end of the first airbag on the second region side is located between the wiper blade of the first wiper and the wiper blade of the second wiper. Is preferred.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to effectively prevent the first airbag from being caught on the end of the wiper blade of the second wiper and the second airbag from being caught on the end of the wiper blade of the first wiper.

  In this case, it is preferable that the second airbag is deployed in a range that does not overlap with the movable region of the wiper blade of the first wiper. In addition, it is preferable that the first airbag is deployed in a range that does not overlap with a movable region of the wiper blade of the second wiper.

  According to these configurations, when the airbag is deployed during the operation of the wiper, the first airbag is caught on the end of the wiper blade of the second wiper, and the second airbag is the wiper blade of the first wiper. It is effectively prevented from being caught at the end of the.

  In the case where the end portion on the second region side of the first airbag is located between the wiper blade of the first wiper and the wiper blade of the second wiper, the first airbag and the second airbag It is preferable that in the expanded state, the wiper blade of the first wiper and the wiper blade of the second wiper overlap each other vertically.

  According to this structure, it can prevent that a clearance gap is formed between both airbags, and becomes effective in improving the impact absorption performance of a pedestrian.

  As described above, according to the pedestrian protection device of the present invention, the left and right airbags can be deployed without being affected by the wiper device.

It is a top view which shows the vehicle (automobile) by which the pedestrian protection apparatus which concerns on this invention was mounted. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the vehicle (a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1). It is a top view of the said vehicle of the state which the airbag apparatus and the pop-up actuator act | operated. It is sectional drawing (IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 3) of the said vehicle. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a vehicle 1 equipped with a pedestrian protection apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1). The vehicle 1 is a right-hand drive vehicle having a driver's seat on the right side and a passenger seat on the left side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a vehicle 1 includes a bonnet 4 (also referred to as a hood panel) that covers an engine room 2 at a front portion thereof, a bumper face 3 provided in front of the engine room 2, and an engine room 2. A windshield 6 that covers the vehicle compartment 7 located at the rear and a cowl portion 10 located in front of the windshield 6 are provided.

  The bonnet 4 is provided at the front portion of the vehicle 1 and is composed of one or more panels made of an aluminum alloy, and is configured to be relatively easily deformable against a collision from the outside. . The bonnet 4 is supported by the vehicle body via a hinge mechanism 5 (see FIG. 4) so as to be openable and closable at positions on both left and right ends of the rear end 4a. Normally, the hinge mechanism 5 connects the rear end 4a and the vehicle body so that the bonnet 4 can be opened and closed by a front opening. When the pop-up actuator 28 described later is activated by a collision with a pedestrian, the pop-up actuator 28 It is configured to receive a push-up force from below and to deform as shown in FIG. 4 and to allow the rear end portion 4a of the bonnet 4 to jump up (pop up). With this configuration, at the time of a collision with a pedestrian, a sufficient space is formed below the bonnet 4 to promote deformation of the bonnet 4 and to reduce the impact on the pedestrian.

  The windshield 6 is supported at its left and right ends by an A-pillar 8 which is a part of the vehicle body, and at its front end portion by a vehicle body via a seal member and a cowl panel 11.

  The cowl portion 10 includes the cowl panel 11 and a cowl grill 12 disposed above the cowl panel 11. A wiper device 14 is disposed in the cowl unit 10.

  The wiper device 14 is disposed on the driver's seat side and wipes the right region mainly from the center portion of the windshield 6, and the wiper device 14 is disposed on the passenger seat side and mainly disposed on the left side from the center portion of the windshield 6. A left wiper 14L for wiping the area and a drive mechanism disposed below the cowl grill 12 are provided. In this example, the right wiper 14R corresponds to the first wiper of the present invention, and the left wiper 14L corresponds to the second wiper of the present invention.

  Although not shown in detail, the drive mechanism includes a pair of pivots rotatably supported by the cowl grill 12, an electric motor 18, and the rotational driving force of the electric motor 18 that rotates forward and reverse. And a crank mechanism for transmitting to the pivot while being converted into repetitive motion. The right wiper 14R is connected to the pivot on one side, and the left wiper 14L is connected to the pivot on the other side, so that both the wipers 14R and 14L are swung (rotated) in the same direction in synchronization. It is supposed to let you.

  Each of the wipers 14R and 14L includes a wiper arm 15 having a base end portion fixed to the pivot, and a wiper blade 16 connected to a distal end portion of the wiper arm 15. The rotation fulcrum of the right wiper 14R, that is, the base end (pivot) of the wiper arm 15 is located in the vicinity of the right end in the vehicle width direction, and the rotation fulcrum of the left wiper 14L is located in the center in the vehicle width direction. ing. When the wiper device 14 is not used, the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R is positioned in the center in the vehicle width direction along the boundary line between the windshield 6 and the cowl grill 12, and the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L is The wipers 14R and 14L are arranged at predetermined storage positions (positions shown in FIG. 1) arranged in a line on the left side of the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R along the boundary line.

  In the cowl grill 12, portions corresponding to the movable regions of the wipers 14R and 14L (wiper arms 15) are respectively formed with step portions 13 whose rear side is lower than the front side, as shown in FIG. The left and right wipers 14R and 14L are disposed on the step portion 13, respectively.

  A pedestrian airbag device 20 is disposed between the rear end 4 a of the bonnet 4 and the cowl 10. The pedestrian airbag device 20 is a rear surface of a region on the right side of the vehicle width direction center portion of the rear end portion 4a of the bonnet 4, and as shown in FIG. 1, the base end portion of the wiper arm 15 of the right wiper 14R. The right airbag device 20R fixed at a position facing the vehicle and the rear surface of the left side region of the rear end portion 4a of the bonnet 4 in the vehicle width direction, and a position symmetrical to the right airbag device 20R And the left airbag device 20L disposed on the left side. In this example, the right airbag device 20R corresponds to the first airbag device of the present invention, and the left airbag device 20L corresponds to the second airbag device of the present invention.

  Each airbag device 20R, 20L includes an airbag 22 (22R, 22L), a case 21 in which the airbag 22 (22R, 22L) is accommodated in a folded state, and an airbag 22 (22R, 22L). And an inflator (not shown) for supplying a gas for expansion (expansion).

  3 is a plan view of the vehicle 1 in a state where the airbag apparatuses 20R and 20L and the pop-up actuator 28 are operated, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle 1 (a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3). .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the airbag of the right airbag device 20R (referred to as the right airbag 22R / corresponding to the first airbag of the present invention) is mainly on the right side (driver's seat side) from the center in the vehicle width direction. On the other hand, the airbag of the left airbag device 20L (referred to as the left airbag 22L / corresponding to the second airbag of the present invention) is mainly left side (passenger seat side) from the center in the vehicle width direction. ). Thereby, it is possible to cover the back of the bonnet 4 widely over the entire region in the vehicle width direction.

  More specifically, the right airbag 22R includes an airbag base portion 24a extending in the vehicle width direction along the cowl portion 10, and an airbag side portion extending upward from the right end of the airbag base portion 24a along the right A pillar 8. It has an L-shape with 24b. The left airbag 22L includes an airbag base portion 24a extending in the vehicle width direction along the cowl portion 10, and an airbag side portion 24b extending upward along the left A pillar 8 from the left end of the airbag base portion 24a. It has an inverted L-shaped shape with

  As shown in FIG. 5, the vehicle width direction dimension RW of the right airbag 22R (airbag base 24a) is larger than the vehicle width direction dimension WL of the left airbag 22L (airbag base 24a). Thus, the right airbag 22R is deployed in a wider range than the left airbag 22L in the vehicle width direction. Specifically, as shown in the figure, in the state where the wipers 14R and 14L are disposed at the storage positions, the dimension RW of the right airbag 22R is equal to the distal end portion 26 of the right airbag 22R, that is, the airbag. The left end portion of the base portion 24a is set to be positioned on the left side (the vehicle outer side, that is, the other side in the vehicle width direction) with respect to the base end portion (pivot position) of the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L. The dimension RW is set so that the distal end portion 26 of the right airbag 22R is positioned between the wiper arm 15 of the right wiper 14R and the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L. On the other hand, the dimension LW of the left airbag 22L is such that the distal end portion 26 of the left airbag 22L, that is, the right end portion of the airbag base 24a is located between the wiper arm 15 of the right wiper 14R and the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L. Is set so as to be in close contact with the front end portion 26 of the right airbag 22R.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the right airbag 22 </ b> R is formed to expand in a range that does not overlap with the movable region La of the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14 </ b> L. Specifically, the size of the airbag base 24a in the front-rear direction is set so as not to overlap with the movable region La. The left and right airbags 22R and 22L have the same thickness and longitudinal dimension of the airbag base 24a, and the left and right airbags 22R and 22L have the same thickness and dimension in the vehicle width direction. It is equivalent.

  In the engine room 2, pop-up actuators 28 for popping up the bonnet 4 are disposed in front of the airbag devices 20 </ b> R and 20 </ b> L. The pop-up actuator 28 has an actuator main body 29a in which an inflator (not shown) is incorporated, and a rod 29b supported by the actuator main body 29a so as to be able to protrude upward, and G sensors 30a to 30b described later. When a collision with a pedestrian is detected, the inflator is activated, and the bonnet 4 is popped up by causing the rod 29b to protrude from the actuator body 29a as shown in FIG. Although omitted in FIGS. 2 and 4, a reinforcing portion is provided on the back surface of the bonnet 4, and the rod 29 b pushes up the bonnet 4 from below through the reinforcing portion.

  The airbag devices 20R and 20L and the pop-up actuators 28 are activated when the vehicle 1 collides with a pedestrian. The collision is detected by four G sensors 30a to 30b arranged on the back side of the bumper face 3. The These G sensors 30 a to 30 b detect acceleration and deceleration generated in the front-rear direction of the vehicle 1 when a collision load is applied, and output a detection signal to an ECU (electric control unit) 32. The ECU 32 controls the vehicle 1 as a whole. As is well known, the ECU 32 includes a microprocessor composed of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and pops up based on detection signals input from the G sensors 30a to 30b. The actuator 28 and the airbag devices 20R and 20L are operated.

  The ECU 32 operates the airbag devices 20R and 20L and the pop-up actuators 28 based on the operation program stored therein. In this operation program, each of the pop-up actuators 28 is operated based on an input of a detection signal from any of the G sensors 30a to 30b, and the airbag devices 20R and 20L are operated at the timing when the bonnet 4 starts to pop up. The operation timing is programmed. For each of the airbag devices 20R and 20L, the operation timing is programmed so that the right airbag device 20R operates slightly earlier than the left airbag device 20L. That is, after the deployment of the right airbag 22R is completed, the deployment of the left airbag 22L is completed.

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In the vehicle 1, when the detection signal from any of the G sensors 30 a to 30 b is input to the ECU 32, thereby detecting that the vehicle 1 has collided with a pedestrian, each pop-up actuator 28 and each airbag device 20 </ b> R. 20L is activated. Thereby, each airbag 22R, 22L is developed from the bonnet 4 and the cowl part 10 to the windshield 6 side.

  At this time, according to the vehicle 1, the dimension RW in the vehicle width direction of the right airbag 22R (airbag base 24a) is larger than the dimension WL in the vehicle width direction of the left airbag 22L (airbag base 24a). In the vehicle width direction, since the right airbag 22R is deployed in a wider range than the left airbag 22L, it is suppressed that the left airbag 22L is caught on the wiper arm 15 of the right wiper 14R and the deployment is inhibited. That is, in the state where the wipers 14R and 14L are disposed at the storage position, the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R is disposed at the center in the vehicle width direction, and the wiper blades 16 of the left wiper 14L are aligned in a line on the left side thereof. It is arranged with. Therefore, when both the airbags 22R and 22L have the same dimension in the vehicle width direction, the right airbag 22R is deployed along the upper part of the wiper arm 15 of the right wiper 14R, so that it is deployed relatively smoothly. The left airbag 22L is likely to be caught on the tip of the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R, and there is a risk that deployment will be hindered. In this regard, according to the configuration of the above embodiment, as described above, the dimension RW in the vehicle width direction of the right airbag 22R that is deployed relatively smoothly along the wiper arm 15 of the right wiper 14R is the vehicle width of the left airbag 22L. By being larger than the dimension LW in the direction, the risk that the left airbag 22L is caught by the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R is reduced. Therefore, it is effectively suppressed that the left airbag 22L is caught by the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R and the deployment is inhibited, and thereby, both the airbags 22R and 22L can be more smoothly deployed. .

  In particular, according to the vehicle 1, each airbag 22R is arranged such that the distal end portion 26 of the right airbag 22R and the distal end portion 26 of the left airbag 22L are located between the wiper blades 16 of the left and right wipers 14L, 14L. 22L, the right airbag 22R is caught on the end of the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L while the airbag is deployed, and the left airbag 22L is mounted on the right wiper 14R. It is effectively prevented that the wiper blade 16 is caught on the end of the wiper blade 16. Therefore, according to the vehicle 1, both airbags 22R and 22L can be smoothly deployed in this respect as well.

  Further, according to the vehicle 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the right airbag 22R is formed so as to expand in a range that does not overlap with the movable region La of the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L. Further, the left airbag 22L also has the above-mentioned dimension LW so that the tip end portion 26 is positioned between the wiper blades 16 of the left and right wipers 14L, 14L. As a result, as shown in FIG. As described above, the left airbag 22L is deployed in a range that does not overlap with the movable region of the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R. Therefore, even when the airbags 22R, 22L are deployed during the wiper operation, the right airbag 22R is caught on the end of the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L, or the left airbag 22L is not attached to the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R. It is effectively suppressed from being caught at the end. Therefore, according to the vehicle 1, both airbags 22R and 22L can be smoothly deployed in this respect as well.

  Further, according to the vehicle 1, the size of the left airbag 22L is relatively shorter in the vehicle width direction than the right airbag 22R, so that the deployment range of the left airbag 22L with respect to the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L is increased. Get smaller. In other words, it becomes difficult for the left airbag 22L to collide with the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L in the process of deploying the left airbag 22L. Therefore, in the process of deploying the left airbag 22L, the left airbag 22L is prevented from colliding with the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L and escaping (returned) to the hood 4 side. Therefore, according to the vehicle 1, both airbags 22R and 22L can be smoothly deployed in this respect as well.

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The vehicle 1 is an example of a preferred embodiment of the vehicle 1 to which the pedestrian protection device according to the present invention is applied, and the specific configuration thereof can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is. For example, the following configuration may be adopted.

  (1) The right airbag 22R and the left airbag 22L may have their tip portions 26 vertically overlap each other between the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R and the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L. According to this configuration, a gap is prevented from being formed between the airbags 22R and 22L when the airbag is deployed. Therefore, it is suppressed that a pedestrian enters between both airbags 22R and 22L, and becomes effective in improving the pedestrian's impact absorption performance.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the right airbag 22R and the left airbag 22L have the above dimensions so that their tip portions 26 are positioned between the wiper blade 16 of the right wiper 14R and the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L. RW and LW are formed, but not necessarily limited thereto. However, in order to suppress the phenomenon that the left airbag 22L collides with the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L and escapes (returns back) to the hood 4 side when the left airbag 22L is deployed, the tip of the right airbag 22R The dimensions RW and LW are preferably set so that 26 is positioned at least on the left side (the vehicle outer side) of the base end portion (pivot position) of the left wiper 14L. Further, for example, when the right airbag 22R is deployed along the upper part of the wiper arm 15 of the left wiper 14L, the right airbag 22R is difficult to be caught on the end of the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L. The dimensions RW and LW may be set so that the right airbag 22R is deployed to the extent that the tip 26 of the right airbag 22R is positioned on the wiper blade 16 of the left wiper 14L.

  (3) Although the vehicle 1 of the above embodiment has a right-hand drive specification, the present invention can be similarly applied to the use of the left huddle. In this case, since the direction of the wipers 14R and 14L of the wiper device 14 is opposite to that in FIG. 1, the deployment of the left airbag 22L is completed before the deployment of the right airbag 22R, and the left What is necessary is just to make it the front-end | tip part 26 of the right airbag 22R (airbag base 24a) overlap on the front-end | tip part 26 of the airbag 22L (airbag base 24a). According to this configuration, the same effect as that of the vehicle 1 with the right steering wheel can be enjoyed even with the vehicle 1 with the left steering wheel. In this case, the left airbag device 20L is the first airbag device of the present invention, the right airbag device 20R is the second airbag device of the present invention, the left wiper 14L is the first wiper of the present invention, The wiper 14R corresponds to the second wiper of the present invention.

  In rare cases, even the right-hand drive specification vehicle 1 includes a wiper device 14 equivalent to the left-hand drive specification vehicle 1, but in this case, a pedestrian protection device equivalent to the left-hand drive specification is provided. Just install it. Conversely, a left-hand drive specification vehicle 1 equipped with a wiper device 14 equivalent to the right-hand drive specification vehicle 1 may be equipped with a pedestrian protection device equivalent to the right-hand drive specification.

  (4) In the above-described embodiment, the airbag devices 20R and 20L are disposed on the back surface of the bonnet 4. However, the airbag devices 20R and 20L may be disposed in the cowl portion 10. Moreover, one side is arrange | positioned among the airbag apparatuses 20R and 20L at the back surface of the bonnet 4, and the other side may be arrange | positioned at the cowl part 10. FIG. The case where the airbag devices 20R and 20L are arranged in the cowl portion 10 means that the airbag devices 20R and 20L are fixed to the upper surface of the cowl portion 10 and the airbag device is provided inside the cowl portion 10. The case where 20R and 20L are fixed and the airbags 22R and 22L are deployed from the cowl portion 10 is also included.

1 vehicle 4 bonnet 6 windshield 10 cowl 12 cowl grill 14 wiper device 14R right wiper (first wiper)
14L left wiper (second wiper)
20 Pedestrian airbag device 20R Right airbag device (first airbag device)
20L Left airbag device (second airbag device)
22R Right airbag (first airbag)
22L left airbag (second airbag)
24a Airbag base portion 24b Airbag side portion 26 Tip portion 32 ECU (control device)

Claims (6)

A walk mounted on a vehicle having a pair of wipers disposed in a cowl portion in front of the windshield and swinging in the same direction, and a hood that covers the engine room and has a rear end portion located above the cowl portion. Protection device,
When one side in the vehicle width direction is defined as a first region and the other side is defined as a second region with respect to the center of the vehicle, the vehicle is disposed below the rear end of the bonnet in the first region, A first airbag device that deploys one airbag, and a second airbag device that is disposed below the rear end of the hood in the second region and deploys the second airbag,
The pair of wipers includes a first wiper for wiping mainly a portion belonging to the first region of the windshield, and a pivot point at a position closer to the center of the vehicle than the pivot point of the first wiper. And including a second wiper for wiping mainly a portion belonging to the second region of the windshield,
Each of the first and second wipers includes a wiper arm having the rotation fulcrum and a wiper blade connected to a distal end portion of the wiper arm. Is arranged at a predetermined storage position arranged in a line in the vehicle width direction along the boundary line of
Each of the first and second airbags has a shape extending in the vehicle width direction along the cowl portion in a deployed state, and the dimension of the first airbag in the vehicle width direction is that of the second airbag. A pedestrian protection device characterized by being larger than the dimension in the vehicle width direction. In the pedestrian protection device according to claim 1,
An end of the first airbag on the second region side is located on the other side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the pivot point of the second wiper. In the pedestrian protection device according to claim 1 or 2,
An end of the first airbag on the second region side is located between the wiper blade of the first wiper and the wiper blade of the second wiper. In the pedestrian protection device according to claim 3,
The pedestrian protection device according to claim 1, wherein the second airbag is deployed in a range that does not overlap with a movable region of the wiper blade of the first wiper. In the pedestrian protection device according to claim 3,
The pedestrian protection device according to claim 1, wherein the first airbag is deployed in a range that does not overlap with a movable region of the wiper blade of the second wiper. In the pedestrian protection device according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The pedestrian protection device characterized in that the first airbag and the second airbag overlap each other between the wiper blade of the first wiper and the wiper blade of the second wiper in a deployed state. .

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