Shock-absorbing member 18, a shock-absorbing method and an electronic
device employing the member are disclosed, wherein the shock-absorbing
member prevents electronic equipment main body from receiving a large
shock and avoids a fatal damage to the equipment, even when the equipment
is subjected to substantially a large impact of dropping of the equipment
for instance. More specifically, shock absorbing member 18 is formed by
integrally molding shock-absorbing base part 18a of resin material having
a flexibility but having a certain degree of hardness and formed into a
thin plate, and highly soft shock-absorbing base part 18a having a
cushion capability, into a unit having a certain degree of thickness,
wherein shock-absorbing base part 18a is thinner than shock-absorbing
flexible part 18b, wherein shock-absorbing base part 18a bends when
receiving an impact, and start absorbing the shock by buckling at a
bending part thereof. Shock-absorbing member 18 is disposed on and fixed
to electronic equipment main body, constituting the invention.