Shock absorbing structure, and assembly including the structure and vehicle interior component
US6715592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/0435
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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.
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