Air bag device for knee protection

Details Air bag device for knee protection Air bag device for knee protection

2007-02-27

2007-02-27

Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S743100

Reexamination Certificate

active

10311329

ABSTRACT:
In a knee protecting airbag device (M1), an airbag (26) folded and housed below a steering column (3) is expanded and inflated while rising from the lower side of the steering column (3) along a column cover lower surface (9a) during an inflation process. The shape of the airbag having completed the inflation is in a generally plate shape capable of covering at least the lower surface of the column cover. Even if the knee of the driver comes close to the column cover when the driver depressing a brake pedal, therefore, the airbag being expanded and inflated goes smoothly into the clearance between the knee of the driver and the column cover lower surface. The airbag having completed the expansion and inflation protects the knee of the driver properly so that the knee may not interfere with the column cover.

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Office Action from Japanese Patent Office Issued on May 16, 2006 for the corresponding Japanese patent application No. 2002-508945.
Office Action issued from Japanese Patent Office issued on Jan. 24, 2006 for the corresponding Japanese patent application No. 2002-508945.

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