Shock absorbing material and vehicle bumper

摘要

An elongated shock absorbing material having a base section (2) extending lengthwise of the shock absorbing material and two, vertically spaced apart upper and lower ribs (3a, 3b) extending in the lengthwise direction of the shock absorbing material and also forwardly from one surface of the base section. A cut-away or indented portion (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) extending in the lengthwise direction of the shock absorbing material is formed ,for example, in each of the upper and lower ribs (3a, 3b) at outer side, distal ends thereof or each of edges of top and bottom faces of the base section (2). The elongated shock absorbing material may be used as a bumper core disposed between a fascia (32) and a reinforcement (33).