Patent ID: 7448672

Claim:
A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle to be installed in an installation space between a vehicle interior component and a body structural component of the vehicle, comprising: a plurality of shock absorbing members for absorbing an externally applied shock by being deformed by the application of the shock; and at least one connecting body connecting adjacent shock absorbing members, wherein the at least one connecting body is provided with a spacer member which is formed separately from the connecting body and the shock absorbing member and which has a configuration corresponding to at least a part of a gap which is formed between each of the plurality of shock absorbing members and at least one of the vehicle interior component and the body structural component, when the plurality of shock absorbing members are installed in the installation space, wherein the spacer member includes a contact section that extends from the connecting body and a tip end of the contact section contacts at least one of the vehicle interior component and the body structural component of the vehicle, and engaging means is provided for engaging the at least one connecting body and the spacer member to each other.