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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2016
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Chikara Kawamura, Hiroshima, JP;
Taiki Yotsuyanagi, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroaki Takeshita, Hiroshima, JP;
Tsuyoshi Nishihara, Hiroshima, JP;
Tsuneki Shimanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
Takayuki Kimura, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yoshiaki Murakami, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corporation, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An impact absorbing structure includes an impact absorbing member made of CFRP, and the impact absorbing member includes a pair of left and right side wall portions and upper and lower coupling wall portions each coupling the side wall portions. Each of the pair of side wall portions includes a plurality of curved portions. Each of the curved portions is formed such that a leftward/rightward direction depth thereof decreases toward a front side. Each of the pair of side wall portions includes: a plurality of first carbon fibers arranged to extend in a forward/rearward direction and constituting most of reinforced fibers contained in the side wall portion; and a plurality of second carbon fibers arranged to extend in a direction intersecting with the first carbon fibers. The plurality of second carbon fibers are arranged at both thickness direction end vicinity parts of each of the side wall portions.