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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/02 ;
Abstract
The purpose of this invention is to simplify the structure for softening the shock of a rear-end collision. The lower portion of each of its right-side and left-side members , which are made of sheet steel, include a plurality of holes and in which fastening bolts and are inserted so as to connect the side members with an external member. The fastening bolt is capable of contacting the hole brim of a hole, and by installing such a fastening bolt in all of the holes, or in all of the holes but one, the shock of a rear-end collision is softened.