Patent ID: 8893865

Claim:
An impact absorbing structure for absorbing an impact in a case where the impact absorbing structure is subjected to the impact in a predetermined impact direction, comprising: a pair of face plates; and a plurality of impact absorbing members interposed between the face plates, each of the impact absorbing members being constituted by a tubular-shaped body whose longitudinal central axis is arranged along the impact direction and is capable of absorbing the impact by being compressively collapsed when receiving the impact from the impact direction; wherein a core member is disposed between each adjacent pair of the impact absorbing members, is interposed between the face plates, and has a honeycomb structure; and wherein one of the impact absorbing members is arranged such that a front end of said one impact absorbing member with respect to the impact direction is placed at a different position than front ends of the other impact absorbing members with respect to the impact direction, such that the front end of said one impact absorbing member is further forward with respect to the impact direction than the front ends of the other impact absorbing members.