Patent ID: 6942076

Claim:
A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle, comprising: a plurality of shock-absorbing main bodies which are made of a resin and which are spaced apart from each other with a predetermined spacing distance therebetween; and at least one connecting body, each said connecting body connecting adjacent ones of said main bodies; wherein each of said at least one connecting body includes at least one first connecting member and at least one second connecting member which are made of a synthetic resin material having flexibility, each of said at least one first connecting member and each of said at least one second connecting member connecting said adjacent ones of said main bodies, such that said each first connecting member and said each second connecting member corresponding to said each first connecting member are spaced apart from each other in a direction intersecting a direction in which said plurality of main bodies are spaced apart from each other; and wherein at least one of said at least one first connecting member and said at least one second connecting member includes at least one curved/bent portion which is flexible in a plane perpendicular to a shock-receiving direction in which a shock is to be primarily applied to said plurality of main bodies.