(19)
(11) EP 2 062 787 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/49

(43) Date of publication:
27.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/22

(21) Application number: 08168275.9

(22) Date of filing: 04.11.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60R 19/02(2006.01)
 B60R 19/18(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 26.11.2007 JP 2007304105

(71) Applicants:
  • Kojima Press Industry Co., Ltd.
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-0875 (JP)
  • Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Noyori, Keisuke
    Toyota-shi Aichi 471-0875 (JP)
  • Hasegawa, Kuniaki
    Toyota-shi Aichi 471-0875 (JP)
  • Ogura, Yoshihiro
    Toyota-shi Aichi 471-0875 (JP)
  • Mitsuyama, Soshi
    Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP)
  • Shiraoka, Takahisa
    Toyota-shi Aichi 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: TBK-Patent 
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) Shock absorbing structure for vehicle


(57) A shock absorbing structure for a vehicle (10) including a top wall (12) to which a shock is to be applied and two side walls (14a, 14b) integrally formed with the top wall and extending from the top wall such that the side walls are opposed to each other, thereby forming an angular U-shaped cross section. The side walls have a waveform in which convex portions (26) and concave portions (28) are alternately and continuously provided. In addition, a bottom plate (15) is integrally formed with an end portion of the respective side walls. The shock absorbing structure further includes at least one first window portion (38) that is formed over a portion of the each side wall including a part of a bottom portion (29) and parts of opposite side portions (30) of the concave portions and a portion of the bottom plates that is connected to the bottom portion and that is positioned between the opposite side portions.