JP3158827B2 - Energy absorption structure on the side of the vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an energy absorbing structure on the side of a vehicle body for protecting an occupant in the event of a secondary collision with a door trim.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to improve the occupant protection performance in the event of a so-called occupant secondary collision, an occupant abuts on the inner panel side (door trim) of the automobile door when a predetermined load is applied to the outer panel of the automobile door. Various energy absorbing structures have been devised (for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 3-16 / 1991).
No. 514). Hereinafter, the structure disclosed in this publication will be briefly described.

FIG. 13 shows a vertical cross section of an upper structure of a side door 150 of an automobile. As shown in this figure, the side door 150 is provided with a door outer panel 152.
And a door inner panel 154, and a long door inner reinforcement 156 is arranged outside the upper end of the inner door inner panel 154.

As shown in FIG. 14, a recess 158 is formed at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the door inner reinforcement 156 so as to be recessed to the outside of the vehicle at predetermined intervals. By forming the recess 158, the door inner reinforcement 156 and the door inner panel 154 are formed.
And a space is formed between them to form the fragile portion 160.

According to the above configuration, when the occupant's shoulder collides with the door trim 162 (see FIG. 13) in a secondary collision, the rigidity is low at the portion where the above-described weakened portion 160 is formed. The load (secondary collision load) received from 154 can be reduced.

[0006]

However, in the case of the energy absorbing structure disclosed in this publication, the fragile portion 160 is plastically deformed at once with a load greater than a predetermined value. It is difficult to absorb loads continuously.

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle body side energy absorbing structure capable of continuously absorbing a load input from an occupant to a door trim side in a secondary collision of the occupant. .

[0008]

The present invention as defined in claim 1
Is the door located on the vehicle interior side in the side door of the vehicle.
Inner panel and door for this door inner panel
It is arranged along the front and rear direction and
Door inner reinforcement forming a closed section and
Applied to the side of the vehicle body including
A long energy absorbing structure, which is deformed when a load equal to or more than a predetermined value is applied to a side facing at least a part of an upper body portion including a waist portion of an occupant in a sitting posture on a side of a vehicle interior side in the closed cross section. Energy absorbing member is arranged, and both ends in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member are fixed to the vehicle interior side surface in the closed cross section, and the longitudinal middle portion of the energy absorbing member is moved from the closed cross section to the closed cross section. By closing it,
A predetermined gap is provided between the occupant and the
The middle part of the energy absorbing member in the longitudinal direction crushes the gap
Direction, and the middle part in the longitudinal direction abuts on the closed section.
After that, the middle part in the longitudinal direction responds to the reaction force from the closed section.
Therefore, it is deformed .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle side door.
A door inner panel arranged on the vehicle interior side in
The door inner panel is arranged along the door front and rear direction.
To form a closed section with the door inner panel
Door inner reinforcement and including
Energy absorbing structure applied to the side of the vehicle
A long energy absorbing member that is deformed when a load equal to or more than a predetermined value is applied to a side facing at least a part of the upper body including the waist of the occupant in the sitting posture on the side of the closed cross-section in the vehicle cabin. The energy absorbing member is fixed to the side surface of the vehicle interior in the closed cross section, and a weak portion extending in the vertical direction of the door at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction is provided at an end of the energy absorbing member on the vehicle interior side , Crew
In the early stage of secondary collision of
Is deformed, and depending on the magnitude of the secondary collision load,
It is characterized in that the deformation proceeds to both sides of the position .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an energy absorbing structure for a vehicle body side portion, comprising an inner panel constituting a part of a side door of a vehicle and a door trim disposed on the vehicle interior side of the inner panel. A long energy absorbing member that is deformed when a load equal to or more than a predetermined value is applied is disposed on a side opposed to at least a part of the upper body including the waist of the occupant in a sitting posture, and the energy absorbing member is Both ends in the longitudinal direction are fixed to the vehicle interior side surface of the inner panel, and protrude toward the door trim side to abut or approach the vehicle exterior side surface of the door trim. Further, the longitudinal middle portion of the energy absorbing member is connected to the door trim and the inner side. A predetermined gap is provided between the middle portion in the longitudinal direction and the door trim and the inner side panel by being located in the middle of the side panel, respectively. To have.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the longitudinally intermediate portion of the energy absorbing member is connected to the door inner panel and the door cover.
Since a predetermined gap is provided between the energy absorbing member and the closed cross section by separating from the closed cross section formed by the reinforcement, at the initial stage of the secondary collision of the occupant, the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member is moved. Energy is absorbed by deforming in the direction of crushing the gap.

After the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member abuts on the closed cross section, the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member is deformed by a reaction force from the closed cross section to absorb energy. .

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to continuously absorb the load input from the occupant to the door trim side at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the energy absorbing member has a weak portion extending in the vertical direction of the door at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction at the end of the energy absorbing member on the vehicle interior side. The end is divided into a plurality of portions along the longitudinal direction. Therefore, in the early stage of the secondary collision of the occupant, energy is absorbed by deforming only the collision portion of the energy absorbing member.

When the deformation of the collision portion of the energy absorbing member proceeds, the portions located on both sides of the collision portion with the fragile portion interposed therebetween are deformed to absorb energy. Similarly, the portions located on both sides thereof are further deformed and energy is absorbed. That is,
According to the present invention, the load gradually rises.

Therefore, also in the present invention, it is possible to continuously absorb the load input from the occupant to the door trim side at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant. Further, according to the present invention, the same energy absorption characteristics can be obtained even if the occupant secondary collisions with any part of the energy absorbing member.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the energy absorbing member is disposed between the inner panel and the door trim, and both ends in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member are in contact with or close to the outer surface of the door trim in the vehicle compartment. In addition, since a predetermined gap is provided between the door trim and the inner panel by positioning the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member between the door trim and the inner panel, the occupant has a secondary collision. In the initial stage, energy is absorbed by the door trim flexing in the direction of crushing the gap between the energy absorbing member and the longitudinal ends of the energy absorbing member as support points.

[0018] After the door trim abuts on the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member, the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member deforms in a direction to crush the gap between the inner member and the energy absorbing member. Is made.

Therefore, also in the present invention, it is possible to continuously absorb the load input from the occupant to the door trim side at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant.

Further, according to the present invention, the energy absorption at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant is separately and independently performed by the two members of the door trim and the energy absorbing member, so that the tuning of the energy absorbing characteristics is easy.

[0021]

【Example】

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The first embodiment is similar to the first embodiment.
This corresponds to one embodiment of the present invention described above. 1 to 4
, The arrow FR appropriately shown indicates the front side of the vehicle,
Arrow UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle, and arrow IN indicates the interior of the vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the upper structure of the side door 10 of the automobile. As shown in FIG. 1, the side door 10 includes a door outer panel 12 disposed outside the vehicle compartment and a door inner panel 14 disposed outside the vehicle compartment. A door outer reinforcement 16 is fixed to an upper end portion of the door outer panel 12 on the vehicle interior side, thereby forming a closed cross section 18 at an upper end portion of the door outer panel 12. Similarly, a door inner reinforcement 20 is fixed to the upper end of the door inner panel 14 on the outside of the passenger compartment, thereby forming a closed cross section 22 at the upper end of the door inner panel 14. In addition, on the vehicle interior side of the door inner panel 14,
A door trim (not shown) is provided. An energy absorbing member 24 is disposed at the upper end of the door inner panel 14 on the vehicle interior side. The energy absorbing member 24 will be described in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the energy absorbing member 24 is formed in a substantially U-shaped and long cross section by appropriately bending a steel plate. More specifically, both ends 24A in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 24 have a hat-shaped cross section, and the ends of the both ends 24A in the longitudinal direction are fixed to the upper surface of the door inner panel 14 by spot welding on the side surface of the vehicle interior. I have. Therefore, the energy absorbing member 24
Are mounted on the door inner panel 14 as support beams at both ends. The longitudinal middle portion 24B of the energy absorbing member 24 has its open end cut off in a rectangular shape. Further, an abutment surface (flange) 24B 'bent in a direction away from each other is formed at a longitudinal intermediate portion 24B of the energy absorbing member 24. The pair of contact surfaces 24B 'are separated from the inner surface of the door inner panel 14 by a predetermined distance P (see FIG. 2). Therefore, a predetermined gap 26 is formed between these contact surfaces 24B 'and the inner side surface of the door inner panel 14.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. When a predetermined load acts on the outer surface of the door outer panel 12 of the side door 10 (primary collision), the occupant seated on the seat moves toward the door inner panel 14 by the inertia force at that time, and Abuts against a door trim (not shown) (a so-called secondary collision of an occupant).

In this case, in the early stage of the secondary collision, the intermediate portion 24B in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 24 is plastically deformed (bent) in a direction of crushing the gap 26 by being pressed by a door trim (not shown). That is, the load in the early stage of the secondary collision of the occupant is absorbed by the longitudinally intermediate portion 24B of the energy absorbing member 24 being plastically deformed in the direction of crushing the gap 26. When this process is viewed in a graph, it is as shown in FIG. In this graph, the horizontal axis represents the displacement of the energy absorbing member 24, and the vertical axis represents the reaction force (load) of the energy absorbing member 24. FIG.
Are the characteristics required for the secondary collision by the occupant. The portion A shown in this graph is the range in which the load at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant is absorbed by the plastic deformation of the intermediate portion 24B in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 24 while crushing the gap 26 (the load absorption range by bending). It is.

As the plastic deformation (bending) of the intermediate portion 24B in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 24 progresses, as shown in FIG. 3A, the contact surface 24B 'of the energy absorbing member 24 is moved to the cabin of the door inner panel 14. Contact the side. After that, as shown in FIG.
No. 4 longitudinally intermediate portion 24B plastically deforms and compresses the cross section. That is, after the contact surface 24B 'of the energy absorbing member 24 abuts, the longitudinally intermediate portion 24B of the energy absorbing member 24 undergoes compression plastic deformation due to the reaction force from the door inner panel 14, so that the secondary collision load of the occupant is increased. Is absorbed. Looking at this process with the graph shown in FIG.
A portion B of the graph is a range in which the load at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant is absorbed by the compressive plastic deformation of the intermediate portion 24B in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 24 (a load absorption range due to the cross-sectional compression).

As described above, in this embodiment, the elongated energy absorbing member 24 is disposed on the vehicle interior side at the upper end of the door inner panel 14, and both longitudinal end portions 24 A of the energy absorbing member 24 are connected to the door inner panel 14. Of the energy absorbing member 24 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Since the contact surface 24B 'is formed on the 4B and the gap 26 is provided apart from the upper end of the door inner panel 14, the energy can be continuously absorbed at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant. That is, as shown in the graph of FIG. 4, the load can be maintained and the required characteristics can be satisfied. [Second Embodiment] A second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The second embodiment is similar to the second embodiment.
This corresponds to one embodiment of the present invention described above. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A long energy absorbing member 30 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is used. Unlike the energy absorbing member 24 described above, the energy absorbing member 30 is spot-welded not only at the terminals at both ends in the longitudinal direction but also at the terminal at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction on the side surface of the interior of the vehicle at the upper end of the door inner panel 14. (See FIG. 6). In addition, slits 32 are formed at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction at the vehicle interior side end 30A of the energy absorbing member 30. Thereby, the vehicle interior side end 30A of the energy absorbing member 30 is divided into a plurality of elements 30A '. The plurality of elements 30A 'are scattered in parallel to the interior side surface of the door inner panel 14 (see FIG. 7).

According to the above configuration, in the early stage of the secondary collision of the occupant, one of the plurality of elements 30A 'of the energy absorbing member 30 (shown in FIG. X section) compresses the cross section while plastically deforming. In FIG. 8, the occupant is shown as an impact body. Looking at this process in the graph shown in FIG. 9, the portion C is a range in which the load at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant is absorbed by the plastic deformation of the first element 30A ′ (X portion).

Subsequently, the elements 30A 'located on both sides of the X portion with the slit 32 interposed therebetween (Y shown in FIG. 8B)
Part) similarly compresses the cross section while plastically deforming. When this process is viewed in the graph shown in FIG. 9, the part 30A '(Y part) whose part D is located on both sides is in a range where the load at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant is absorbed by plastic deformation.

That is, in this embodiment, the energy absorption at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant is performed by the plastic deformation of each element 30A 'of the energy absorbing member 30 at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant. Therefore, also in this embodiment, energy can be continuously absorbed at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant, as in the first embodiment described above.

Further, according to the present embodiment, even if a passenger collides with any element 30A 'of the energy absorbing member 30,
The same energy absorption characteristics are obtained. Third Embodiment A third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. This third embodiment corresponds to an embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, a long energy absorbing member 40 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is used.
The upper end of the door inner panel 14 and the door inner panel 1
4 and a door trim 42 disposed on the vehicle interior side. As shown in FIG. 11, the ends of the energy absorbing member 40 at both ends 40 </ b> A in the longitudinal direction are spot-welded to the inside of the vehicle interior at the upper end of the door inner panel 14. Further, both ends 40A in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 40 project toward the door trim 42, and the protruding end surface is an abutting surface 40A 'which comes into contact with the exterior surface of the door trim 42 in the passenger compartment.

A concave portion 44 is formed in the intermediate portion 40B in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 40 so as to be recessed toward the door inner panel 14 side. Therefore, the bottom of the concave portion 44 is located between the inside of the vehicle interior at the upper end of the door inner panel 14 and the outside of the vehicle interior of the door trim 42. As a result, predetermined gaps 46 and 48 are formed between the bottom of the recess 44 and the exterior surface of the door trim 42 and between the bottom of the recess 44 and the interior surface of the door inner panel 14, respectively.

According to the above configuration, in the early stage of the secondary collision of the occupant, energy is absorbed by the door trim 42 flexing in the direction of crushing the gap 46 with the pair of contact surfaces 40A 'of the energy absorbing member 40 as support points. You. The energy absorption characteristic due to the bending of the door trim 42 is shown in FIG.
Is shown by a dash-dot line graph.

When the bending of the door trim 42 proceeds, the door trim 42 comes into contact with the bottom of the concave portion 44 of the energy absorbing member 40. Thereafter, the secondary collision load of the occupant is absorbed by plastic deformation of the intermediate portion 40B in the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member 40 in a direction to crush the gap 48. The energy absorption characteristic due to the plastic deformation of the energy absorbing member 40 is shown by a broken line graph in FIG. The shift E from the rising initial point (origin) of the dashed-dotted line graph to the rising initial point of the dashed line graph is caused by the gap 46.

When the above-described energy absorption characteristics are synthesized, the energy absorption characteristics shown by the solid line graph are obtained.
It can be seen that the required characteristics (two-dot chain line graph) are satisfied.

That is, in this embodiment, in the early stage of the secondary collision of the occupant, the energy is absorbed by the bending of the door trim 42, and subsequently the energy is absorbed by the plastic deformation of the energy absorbing member 40. Therefore, also in this embodiment, energy can be continuously absorbed at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant, as in the above-described first and second embodiments.

In this embodiment, the door trim 42 and the energy absorbing member 40 have two members to absorb the energy at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant (the energy absorption by the door trim 42 and the energy absorption by the energy absorbing member 40 are different. Independent), there is also an effect that tuning of the energy absorption characteristics is facilitated. Further, from the viewpoint of tuning the energy absorption characteristics, the pitch R between the contact surfaces 40A 'of the energy absorbing member 40 (see FIG. 11) may be appropriately adjusted, or the gap sizes S and S of the gaps 46 and 48 may be adjusted. '(Fig. 10
) Can be easily adjusted to adjust the energy absorption characteristics.

In the above-described embodiment, the energy absorbing member 2 is provided at the upper end of the door inner panel 14 on the vehicle interior side.
By providing 4, 30, and 40, the energy at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant's shoulder was absorbed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the structure of any of the above-described first to third embodiments may be modified. The energy at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant's waist may be absorbed by being set in the armrest.

In the above embodiment, the energy absorbing members 24, 30, and 40 are arranged on the indoor side at the upper end of the door inner panel 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the upper end of the door inner panel 14 is bent to the outside of the vehicle compartment, and the door inner reinforcement 20 is fixed to the inside of the vehicle compartment.
A configuration in which 4, 30, and 40 are arranged may be adopted.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the energy absorbing members 24, 30, and 40 are all made of steel plates.
However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be made of a resin having high hardness or a resin having high toughness.

In the second embodiment, the plurality of slits 32 are formed at the end 30A of the energy absorbing member 30 on the vehicle interior side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any weak portion that reduces the rigidity of the portion may be used. For example, it may be configured to be thin.

Further, in the third embodiment, the contact surface 40A 'of the energy absorbing member 40 is brought into contact with the outer surface of the vehicle interior of the door trim 42. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be arranged close to each other.

[0045]

As described above, the energy absorbing structure of the vehicle body side according to the first aspect of the present invention fixes both longitudinal end portions of the energy absorbing member to the interior side surface of the closed cross-section portion , and reduces the energy consumption. the longitudinally intermediate portion of the absorbing member is provided a predetermined gap between the closed-section portion in be spaced from the closed-section portion, the energy absorbing portion on the occupant secondary collision initial
The middle part in the longitudinal direction of the material is deformed in the direction to
After the middle part in the hand direction contacts the closed cross-section,
That the space is deformed by the reaction force from the closed cross-section
Since the has the excellent effect of being able to continually absorb the load inputted from the occupant when the occupant of a secondary collision to the door trim side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the energy absorbing structure for a vehicle body side portion, the energy absorbing member is closed.
In addition to fixing the front surface of the vehicle to the vehicle interior side surface , the energy absorbing member is provided with a fragile portion extending in the vertical direction of the door at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction at the vehicle interior side end, and in the early stage of the secondary collision of the occupant
Means that only the area of collision with the energy absorbing member
Depending on the magnitude of the collision load, deformation on both sides of the collision site
Since the vehicle travels , the load applied from the occupant to the door trim side during the secondary collision of the occupant can be continuously absorbed, which is an excellent effect.

Further, in the vehicle body energy absorbing structure according to the third aspect of the present invention, both longitudinal ends of the energy absorbing member are fixed to the vehicle interior side surface of the inner panel and are projected to the door trim side. By contacting or approaching the exterior side surface of the door trim, and further by positioning the longitudinal middle part of the energy absorbing member between the door trim and the inner panel, the longitudinal middle part and the door trim and the inner panel are separated from each other. Since the predetermined gaps are provided between them, there is an excellent effect that the load input from the occupant to the door trim side at the time of the secondary collision of the occupant can be continuously absorbed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an energy absorbing member according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, showing an upper structure of a side door including the energy absorbing member shown in FIG.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams showing an energy absorption process in the case of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a graph showing energy absorption characteristics when the structure of the first embodiment is used.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an energy absorbing member according to a second embodiment.

6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 5, showing the upper structure of the side door provided with the energy absorbing member shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 5;

FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams showing an energy absorption process in the case of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a graph showing energy absorption characteristics when the structure of the second embodiment is used.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing an upper structure of a side door provided with an energy absorbing member according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a graph showing energy absorption characteristics when the structure of the third embodiment is used.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing an energy absorbing structure of a vehicle body side according to a conventional example.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the energy absorbing structure shown in FIG. 13 when viewed from the vehicle interior side.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Side door 14 door inner panel 20 door inner reinforcement 22 closed cross section 24 energy absorbing member 26 gap 30 energy absorbing member 32 slit (weak part) 40 energy absorbing member 42 door trim 44 concave portion 46 gap 48 gap

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle which is arranged on a side door of a vehicle on the vehicle interior side.
Door inner panel and this door inner panel
The door inner is located along the door
Door inner reinforcement that forms a closed section with the panel
And is applied to the side of the vehicle body
An energy absorbing structure, the closed on the side facing the at least a portion of the upper body including the occupant's lumbar region of the vehicle interior side a and sitting posture in face, long load exceeding a predetermined value is deformed to act place the elongated energy absorbing member, the longitudinal end portions of the energy absorbing member, the closed-section portion
Setting is fixed to the vehicle compartment side, a longitudinally intermediate portion of the energy absorbing member, a predetermined gap between said closed-section portion in be spaced from the closed-section portion in
In the early stage of the secondary collision of the occupant, the longitudinal direction of the energy absorbing member
The intermediate portion is deformed in a direction to crush the gap, and the longitudinal intermediate portion is deformed.
After the abutment with the closed cross-section,
An energy absorbing structure on the side of the vehicle body, which is deformed by a reaction force from a cross section . 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:
Door inner panel and this door inner panel
The door inner is located along the door
Door inner reinforcement that forms a closed section with the panel
And is applied to the side of the vehicle body
An energy absorbing structure, the closed on the side facing the at least a portion of the upper body including the occupant's lumbar region of the vehicle interior side a and sitting posture in face, long load exceeding a predetermined value is deformed to act A long-sized energy absorbing member is disposed, and the energy absorbing member is fixed to a side surface of the vehicle interior in the closed cross-section, and at an end portion of the energy absorbing member on the vehicle interior side in a longitudinal direction at predetermined intervals in a door vertical direction. An extended fragile part is provided, and the occupant collides with the energy absorbing member in the early stage of secondary collision.
Position is deformed, and the impact depends on the magnitude of the secondary impact load.
An energy absorbing structure on the side of the vehicle body , in which the deformation proceeds to both sides of the protruding part . 3. An upper body including a waist portion of an occupant in a seated position between an inner panel constituting a part of a side door of a vehicle and a door trim disposed on the inner side of the inner panel in a vehicle interior. A long energy absorbing member that is deformed when a load equal to or more than a predetermined value is applied is disposed on a side facing a part thereof, and both longitudinal ends of the energy absorbing member are fixed to the inner side panel of the inner panel. Together with the door trim so as to abut or approach the outer side surface of the vehicle interior of the door trim, and furthermore, by positioning the longitudinal middle portion of the energy absorbing member between the door trim and the inner panel, the longitudinal middle portion is provided. A predetermined gap is provided between the door trim and the inner panel, and an energy absorbing structure for a vehicle body side portion.