Patent ID: 7404474

Claim:
A shock absorbing component comprising: a hollow columnar shaped body, wherein a side surface of the body includes a sheet-shaped longitudinal component formed by a plurality of sheet-shaped part materials provided thereon, wherein the plurality of sheet-shaped part materials include a first part material and a second part material, wherein the first and second part materials are alternately arranged on the side surface of the body and at least one of which is provided with at least one of a tensile maximum load characteristic, a tensile maximum displacement characteristic, a compression maximum load characteristic, and a compression maximum displacement characteristic, wherein the first part material is formed with at least first and second layers, and fibers of the first layer are provided approximately 0 degrees in a direction that is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body and fibers of the second layer are provided approximately 90 degrees in the longitudinal axis direction, and wherein the second part material is formed with at least third and fourth layers, and fibers of the third layer are provided approximately 45 degrees in the longitudinal axis direction and fibers of the fourth layer are provided approximately −45 degrees in the longitudinal axis direction.