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A shock absorber for vehicle seat is provided. The shock absorber is suspended on a seat frame so as to elastically support a pad. The shock absorber includes: a plurality of wires that are disposed in parallel to the seat frame, both ends of the wires being locked to the seat frame; and a resinous

A shock absorber for vehicle seat is provided. The shock absorber is suspended on a seat frame so as to elastically support a pad. The shock absorber includes: a plurality of wires that are disposed in parallel to the seat frame, both ends of the wires being locked to the seat frame; and a resinous member that connects the wires to each other, the resinous member having a bent portion, wherein the resinous member is elastically deformable in a direction in which the wires are opposed each other in accordance with a deformation of the bent portion.

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1. A shock absorber for vehicle seat, the shock absorber suspended on a seat frame so as to elastically support a pad, the shock absorber comprising: a plurality of wires that are disposed parallel to the seat frame and have longitudinally extending portions, both ends of the wires being locked to t

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A shock absorber for vehicle seat, the shock absorber suspended on a seat frame so as to elastically support a pad, the shock absorber comprising: a plurality of wires that are disposed parallel to the seat frame and have longitudinally extending portions, both ends of the wires being locked to the seat frame; anda resinous member that extends in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the wires and connects the longitudinally extending portions of the wires to each other, the resinous member having a bent portion, whereinthe resinous member includes a first portion that extends in a plane connecting the plurality of wires in the transverse direction,the bent portion of the resinous member extends from the plane of the first portion so as to protrude away from the pad in a direction orthogonal to the plane of the first portion, the orthogonal direction being a thickness direction of the pad, andthe resinous member is elastically deformable along the transverse direction in which the wires are opposed to each other in accordance with deformation of the bent portion. 2. A shock absorber for a vehicle seat, the shock absorber suspended on a seat frame so as to elastically support a pad, the shock absorber comprising: a plurality of wires that are disposed parallel to the seat frame and have longitudinally extending portions, both ends of the wires being locked to the seat frame; anda resinous member that extends in a direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the wires and connects the longitudinally extending portions of the wires to each other, the resinous member including: a pair of first portions that extend in a plane connecting the plurality of wires in the transverse direction;a second portion that is spaced from the pair of first portions in a direction orthogonal to the plane connecting the plurality of wires in the transverse direction, and disposed between the pair of first portions in the traverse direction; andconnection portions that connect the pair of first portions to the second portion in the orthogonal direction, whereinthe pair of first portions are located between the pad and the second portion in the orthogonal direction, the orthogonal direction being a thickness direction of the pad,bent portions are respectively provided between each first portion and each connection portion and between the second portion and each connection portion, andthe resinous member is elastically deformable along the traverse direction in which the wires are opposed to each other in accordance with a deformation of the bent portion. 3. The shock absorber according to claim 2, wherein the second portion of the resinous member comprises an attachment portion to which a clip or a sensor is attached, and whereina head portion of the clip or the sensor is provided between the second portion and the pad. 4. The shock absorber according to claim 2, wherein an outer peripheral edge of the second portion of the resinous member comprises a rib, and whereina height of the rib is substantially the same as that of a plane which protrudes from the outer peripheral edge and in which the pair of first portions are located. 5. A vehicle seat comprising: a seat frame;a pad that is provided on the seat frame; anda shock absorber that is suspended on the seat frame so as to elastically support the pad, the shock absorber provided between the seat frame and the pad, the shock absorber comprising: a plurality of wires that are disposed parallel to the seat frame have longitudinally extending portions, both ends of the wires being locked to the seat frame; anda resinous member that extends in a direction traverse to the longitudinal directions of the wires and connects longitudinally extending portions of the wires to each other, the resinous member having a bent portion, whereinthe resinous member includes a first portion that extends in a plane connecting the plurality of wires in the traverse direction,the bent portion of the resinous member extends from the plane of the first portion so as to protrude from the pad in a direction orthogonal to the plane of the first portion, the orthogonal direction being a thickness direction of the pad, andthe resinous member is elastically deformable along the traverse direction in which the wires are opposed to each other in accordance with deformation of the bent portion. 6. The shock absorber according to claim 3, wherein a portion of the clip or the sensor is provided between the second portion and the pad, in the thickness direction of the pad. 7. The shock absorber according to claim 1, wherein the longitudinally extending portions of the plurality of wires are spaced from each other by traverse portions, both the longitudinally extending portions of the wires and the traverse portions of the wires being disposed parallel to the seat frame. 8. The shock absorber according to claim 2, wherein the longitudinally extending portions of the plurality of wires are spaced from each other by traverse portions, both the longitudinally extending portions of the wires and the traverse portions of the wires being disposed parallel to the seat frame. 9. The vehicle seat according to claim 5, wherein the longitudinally extending portions of the plurality of wires are spaced from each other by traverse portions, both the longitudinally extending portions of the wires and the traverse portions of the wires being disposed parallel to the seat frame. 10. The shock absorber according to claim 1, the resinous member being positioned intermediate longitudinal end portions of the plurality of wires. 11. The shock absorber according to claim 2, the resinous member being positioned intermediate longitudinal end portions of the plurality of wires. 12. The vehicle seat according to claim 5, the resinous member being positioned intermediate longitudinal end portions of the plurality of wires. 13. The shock absorber according to claim 1, the bent portion being spaced from the longitudinally extending portions of the wires and from the ends of the resinous member. 14. The shock absorber according to claim 2, the bent portion being spaced from the longitudinally extending portions of the wires and from the ends of the resinous member. 15. The vehicle seat according to claim 5, the bent portion being spaced from the longitudinally extending portions of the wires and from the ends of the resinous member. 16. The shock absorber according to claim 1, further comprising a resinous member provided at each longitudinal end of the plurality of wires and distinct from the resinous member having a bent portion. 17. The shock absorber according to claim 2, further comprising a resinous member provided at each longitudinal end of the plurality of wires and distinct from the resinous member having a bent portion. 18. The vehicle seat according to claim 5, further comprising a resinous member provided at each longitudinal end of the plurality of wires and distinct from the resinous member having a bent portion.