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Energy absorbing members are provided between a lever mount bracket that support a shift lever, and a base member of a vehicle body that is located in the front part of a vehicle compartment. The energy support member includes a pipe, and a trigger that is joined to at least one end portion of the p

Energy absorbing members are provided between a lever mount bracket that support a shift lever, and a base member of a vehicle body that is located in the front part of a vehicle compartment. The energy support member includes a pipe, and a trigger that is joined to at least one end portion of the pipe, and the trigger includes a truncated conical portion whose inclined surface causes plastic deformation of the end portion of the pipe in the direction for increasing the diameter of the pipe upon application of an excessive load thereto. The pipe has a three-layer cylindrical core member consisting of an inner continuous glass fiber random mat, a uni-direction continuous glass fiber layer formed on the random mat, and an outer continuous glass fiber random mat formed on the uni-direction glass fiber layer. The layered structure is impregnated with ortho-phthalic acid type unsaturated polyester resin.

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[ What is claimed is:] [7.]7. An energy absorbing member, comprising:a tubular member having a plurality of laminated layers, each of said laminated layers being impregnated with a resin; anda trigger member joined to an end portion of said tubular member, said trigger member having an inclined circ

[ What is claimed is:] [7.]7. An energy absorbing member, comprising:a tubular member having a plurality of laminated layers, each of said laminated layers being impregnated with a resin; anda trigger member joined to an end portion of said tubular member, said trigger member having an inclined circumferential surface that expands the end portion of the tubular member when the trigger member is pushed into the tubular member in an axial direction thereof,wherein said inclined circumferential surface of said trigger member includes an inwardly curved surface.