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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Takane Suzuki, Toyota, JP;
Akihiro Konda, Toyohashi, JP;
Kaoru Itou, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuyuki Fukushima, Toyota, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle, including (a) a plurality of main bodies each made of a resin and including a lateral wall that extends substantially in a shock-receiving direction in which a shock is to be primarily applied to the shock absorbing structure, and (b) at least one connecting body each made of a resin and connecting adjacent ones of the main bodies. Each of the at least one connecting body includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion has a shape configured to be deformable more easily in a perpendicular direction that is perpendicular to the shock-receiving direction, than in a parallel direction that is parallel to the shock-receiving direction. The second connecting portion has a shape configured to be deformable more easily in the parallel direction than in the perpendicular direction.