Patent ID: 8827057

Claim:
A shock absorbing structure comprising: a beam structural member having a first flange extending in a longitudinal direction, a first web extending from said first flange in a first direction perpendicular to a first surface of said first flange and extending along the longitudinal direction of said first flange, and a second flange extending outwardly from an end portion of said first web in a direction parallel to the first surface of said first flange and extending along the longitudinal direction of said first flange; and a shock absorbing member having one end abutting the first surface of said first flange and a first side portion adjacent to the one end and fixed to said first web, wherein said shock absorbing member extends in the perpendicular direction to the first surface, and wherein said second flange extends outwardly from a middle portion of said shock absorbing member in a longitudinal direction of said shock absorbing member.