Passenger protection apparatus
First Claim
1. A passenger protection apparatus used in a vehicle having an article storage box, which can be opened and closed and which is attached to a vertical wall member of a vehicle body in front of a front seat, the passenger protection apparatus being installed under the article storage box so as to protect a knee portion of a passenger,the passenger protection apparatus comprising:
- an airbag unit including a bag body and causing the bag body to inflate and expand toward the front seat when an impact is input;
a guide member configured to cover a gap between a lower end of the article storage box and an adjacent member adjacent to the lower end of the article storage box when the bag body inflates and expands; and
a case including a cover portion and configured to contain the guide member and the bag body in a folded state therein,wherein the guide member is configured to surround an entirety of an outer circumference of the folded bag body in the case,wherein the airbag unit includes an inflator, and the inflator is disposed inside the bag body.
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Abstract
A passenger protection apparatus allows a bag body of an airbag unit to inflate and expand in a stable manner when an impact is input. The passenger protection apparatus includes an airbag unit that is arranged below an article storage box and that causes a bag body to inflate and expand in a direction of a front seat when an impact is input. The passenger protection apparatus further includes a guide member that covers a gap between a lower end of the article storage box and an adjacent member adjacent to the lower end when bag body inflates and expands.
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10 Claims
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1. A passenger protection apparatus used in a vehicle having an article storage box, which can be opened and closed and which is attached to a vertical wall member of a vehicle body in front of a front seat, the passenger protection apparatus being installed under the article storage box so as to protect a knee portion of a passenger,
the passenger protection apparatus comprising: -
an airbag unit including a bag body and causing the bag body to inflate and expand toward the front seat when an impact is input; a guide member configured to cover a gap between a lower end of the article storage box and an adjacent member adjacent to the lower end of the article storage box when the bag body inflates and expands; and a case including a cover portion and configured to contain the guide member and the bag body in a folded state therein, wherein the guide member is configured to surround an entirety of an outer circumference of the folded bag body in the case, wherein the airbag unit includes an inflator, and the inflator is disposed inside the bag body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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