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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Hiroaki Suzuki, Aichi, JP;
Yasuhiro Toyoguchi, Anjo, JP;
Soshi Mitsuyama, Toyota, JP;
INOAC Corporation, Nagoya-Shi, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Abstract
An object of the invention is to provide a shock absorbing member enabled to reduce stress applied at the moment of impact to each part serving as an attaching portion. The shock absorbing memberA includes a pressure receiving wall portionA to be pressed at the moment of impact, a side wall portionA formed on one end portion side in a direction H perpendicular to a longitudinal direction L of the pressure receiving wall portionA to extend along the longitudinal direction L towards a rear of the pressure receiving wall portionA, a plurality of vertical ribsA that are formed on the other end portion side of the pressure receiving wall portionA opposite to the one end portion side, on which the side wall portionA is formed, that are provided towards the rear of said pressure receiving wall portionA to intersect with the longitudinal direction L, that are arranged like rows to the longitudinal direction L, and flange portionsA andA respectively formed on one end portion side of the side wall portionA, which is opposite to the pressure receiving wall portionA, and on one end portion side of each of the vertical ribsA, which is opposite to the pressure receiving wall portionA.