Patent ID: 6715592
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle, comprising:a plurality of main resin bodies each including a lateral wall that extends substantially in a shock-receiving direction in which a shock is to be primarily applied to said shock absorbing structure, said main resin bodies being spaced apart from each other such that the lateral walls of said main resin bodies are opposed to each other in a direction in which said main resin bodies are spaced apart from each other; and at least one resin connecting body connecting every adjacent pair of said main resin bodies, wherein each of said at least one resin connecting body includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, wherein said first connecting portion has a shape configured to be deformable more easily in a perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to said shock-receiving direction, than in a parallel direction that is parallel to said shock-receiving direction, and a width of the first connecting portion is not substantially larger than one-half of the height of the lateral walls of the main resin bodies, and wherein said second connecting portion has a shape configured to be deformable more easily in said parallel direction than in said perpendicular direction.