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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hitoshi Suga, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 391 ; 296189 ; 280751 ; 188376 ; 293133 ;
Abstract
A collision energy absorbing structure of an automobile is provided with an energy absorbing space between an inner panel of a vehicle structure member and an interior trim material covering the inner panel in the inward thereof and has a grid-like non-metal energy absorber (10) disposed within the energy absorbing space, the energy absorber (10) including one or a plurality of longitudinal ribs (32)and a plurality of lateral ribs (34). Each longitudinal rib (32) of the energy absorber has notches (36) on the inward side confronting the interior trim material directed toward a junction (33) where each longitudinal rib intersects each lateral rib and joined together.