Patent ID: 6390539
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An automotie impact energy absorbing structure comprising:a structural member extending in an upper portion of a vehile body such that the structural member defines a lengthwise direction relative to teh vehicle body, the structural member including a first panel; an interior member spaced from the first panel by an interval extending from the first panel toward an inside of a compartment of the vehicle body, the interior member being formed so that a thickness of the interior member in a section taken on a plane perpendicular to the lengthwise direction varies, wherein the interior member is formed so that two end portions of theinterior member in the section are of a substantially constant thickness and a portion of the interior member remote from the end portions is thinner than the end portions; and a hollow body made form metal disposed in the interval and fixed to the interior memeber.