Knee protecting air bag apparatus

Details Knee protecting air bag apparatus Knee protecting air bag apparatus

2007-10-25

2010-11-02

Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S728300, C280S736000, C280S740000, C280S742000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07823911

ABSTRACT:
A knee protecting air bag apparatus M1is mounted to a column cover16for covering a column cover16for covering a steering column. In operating the apparatus M1, a contained air bag45is supplied with an expanding gas G and is projected from the column cover16to be able to protect the knee of a driver while being expanded to develop. The column cover16includes a door portion34opened by being pressed by the air bag to be able to form a projecting opening22of the air bag45at two left ad right side faces18b,18cfrom a side of a lower face18a. Inside of the air bag45is arranged with a gas flow restricting member64such that the expanding gas G is made to flow to a left door portion36and a right door portion37of the door portion34by being directed in outer directions of both left and right sides.

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