SHOCK ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE

摘要

PURPOSE: To provide a shock absorbing structure for a vehicle capable of surely exhibiting a required shock absorbing action in the case of a vehicle collision by forming the shock absorbing member into a shape with an ideal cross sectional shape. CONSTITUTION: The shock absorbing member 14 integrally molded into a cylinder having a polygonal cross section is arranged so as to extend forward from the front part of a side member 2 and fixed to the side member 2 by means of a fixing means 16. Because the shock absorbing member 14 is separately formed from the side member 2, the shock absorbing member 14 can be made of the most suitable material with an optimum thickness and formed into a shape having an ideal cross sectional shape by means of the most suitable molding method without any restriction of a material, thickness or a manufacturing method of the side member 2.