Patent ID: 6199941
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B60R,B62D,F16F

Abstract:
An impact energy absorbing structure in an upper vehicle body portion, comprising:a vehicle body structural member;an interior trim spaced from the structural member by an interval extending inward from the structural member; andan energy absorbing member disposed in the interval between the structural member and the interior trim,wherein the energy absorbing member is a hybrid pipe having a metal foil core member and sheets laminated on opposite surfaces of the core member, each sheet being formed from a material other than metal, the core member and the sheets on the opposite surfaces of the core member are shaped so that the hybrid pipe has protruded portions and recessed portions that are contiguous in a direction of an axis of the hybrid pipe, at least one of an outer peripheral surface of the hybrid pipe and an inner peripheral surface of the hybrid pipe is at least partially coated with an adhesive coating material to form a partially coated surface, and the protruded portions are adhered to each other by the adhesive coating material.