Patent ID: 9682676
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B60R,F16F

Claim:
1. An impact absorber disposed between a vehicle panel and a trim, comprising: a hollow main body having a first wall disposed adjacent to the trim and a second wall disposed adjacent to the vehicle panel and opposed to the first wall, the hollow main body being defined by a first portion and a second portion, at least one first concave rib that is formed in the second portion of the hollow main body by (i) recessing the first and second walls such that the first and second walls approach each other and (ii) joining tips of the recessed first and second walls to each other, a step formed at a border between the first portion and the second portion, and at least one groove-like depression that (i) is not connected to the first wall, (ii) is formed in the first portion of the hollow main body by recessing only the second wall, (iii) traverses an area of the first portion and continuously extends to the step, and (iv) has a depth less than a height of the step, wherein: the first portion is different from the second portion in a total thickness extending from the first wall to second wall, and the total thickness of the first portion is greater than that of the second portion.