Patent ID: 8857897

Claim:
A load absorbing structure comprising: an outer panel that forms an external surface of a vehicle; and a decorative member arranged outside the outer panel and mounted on the outer panel, wherein the decorative member includes a surface portion and a mounting portion, the surface portion being spaced apart from the outer panel in an outward direction of the vehicle and extending along an outer surface of the outer panel, the mounting portion being disposed between the outer surface of the outer panel and an inner surface of the surface portion, the mounting portion includes a mounting seat and a connecting wall, the mounting seat extending along the outer surface of the outer panel and being mounted on the outer panel, the connecting wall connecting the mounting seat and the surface portion, wherein the mounting portion is made of resin material, the connecting wall includes a first slit and a second slit, the first slit extending along a first direction, the first direction being a front-back direction and directing from the surface portion toward the mounting seat, and the second slit extending in a top-bottom direction and intersecting the first slit, the mounting seat and the surface portion are each located on an axis of the first slit, the connecting wall includes a recess extending along an extending direction of the second slit for controlling deformation of the connecting wall, and wherein each of the first slit and the second slit is a hole passing through the connecting wall from a front surface to a rear surface thereof.