Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-13
2005-09-13
Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C280S743100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06942245
ABSTRACT:
A knee protecting airbag device (M1), wherein an airbag (26) covers the substantial lower surface (9a) of a column cover (9) protruded to a driver side. Therefore, the airbag is minimized in the capacity without deteriorating the protection of the knee of the driver. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time period required for the airbag to complete the expansion and inflation. The airbag has a generally plate shape capable of covering at least the lower surface of the column cover when it completes the inflation. Even if the knee of the driver comes close to the column cover when the driver depresses a brake pedal or the like, the airbag being expanded and inflated is smoothly arranged in a narrow space between the knee of the driver and the column cover lower surface without interfering with the knee of the driver. With the knee protecting airbag device according to the present invention, therefore, the airbag is rapidly expanded and inflated in the narrow space between the column cover and the knee of the driver thereby to protect the knee of the driver properly.
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Koyama Toru
Takimoto Masahiro
Dunn David R.
Posz Law Group , PLC
Toyoda Gosei Co,., Ltd.
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