Vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus

Details Vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus Vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus

2007-07-10

2007-07-10

Fleming, Faye M. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S753000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11476131

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle occupant knee protection apparatus for protecting the knees of an occupant when collision energy acts on a vehicle. The occupant knee protection apparatus comprises a knee protection member, a contact force detector, a controller, and a drive unit. The knee protection member is disposed in an opposable position to knees of an occupant seated in a vehicle seat. The contact force detector detects the contact force of the knees on the knee protection member. The controller performs control that reduces the contact force to a force control target value and that maintains the reduced value. The drive unit moves the knee protection member in the front/rear direction of the vehicle on the basis of an output signal from the controller.

REFERENCES:
patent: 05221276 (1993-08-01), None
patent: 2001-122061 (2001-05-01), None

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