Knee protection airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. A knee protection airbag apparatus having an airbag with the following construction:
- said airbag having a construction in which said airbag is folded and accommodated below the area in front of the knees of a passenger who is seated, inflates upward toward the vehicle rear so as to be capable of protecting the knees of the passenger when inflating gas inserted, and includes;
a knee protection inflation portion disposed on the upper side of the airbag after completion of inflation, capable of protecting both knees of the passenger;
a shin facing portion disposed below said knee protection inflation portion at the time of completion of inflation, inside an area extending substantially vertically at the position of both shins of the passenger; and
gas flow paths disposed inside both right and left edge sides of the airbag, capable of causing the inflating gas flowing at a lower part of said airbag to flow towards said knee protection inflation portion while inhibiting said shin facing portion from thickly inflating in the initial stage of inflation of said airbag.
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Abstract
A knee protection airbag apparatus of this invention has an airbag having a construction in which folded and accommodated below the area in front of the knees of a passenger who is seated, and inflates upward toward the rear of the vehicle so as to be capable of protecting the knees of the passenger, when an inflating gas is inserted. The airbag includes a knee protection inflation portion which is disposed on the upper side of the airbag after completion of inflation and which is capable of protecting both knees of the passenger, and a shin facing portion disposed below the knee protection inflation portion after completion of inflation, in an area extending substantially vertically so as to be at the position of both shins of the passenger. Gas flow paths are disposed within both right and left edge sides of the airbag and can cause the inflating gas flowing at the lower part of the airbag to flow towards the knee protection inflation portion while inhibiting the shin facing portion from greatly inflating in the initial stage of inflation of the airbag.
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8 Claims
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1. A knee protection airbag apparatus having an airbag with the following construction:
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said airbag having a construction in which said airbag is folded and accommodated below the area in front of the knees of a passenger who is seated, inflates upward toward the vehicle rear so as to be capable of protecting the knees of the passenger when inflating gas inserted, and includes;
a knee protection inflation portion disposed on the upper side of the airbag after completion of inflation, capable of protecting both knees of the passenger;
a shin facing portion disposed below said knee protection inflation portion at the time of completion of inflation, inside an area extending substantially vertically at the position of both shins of the passenger; and
gas flow paths disposed inside both right and left edge sides of the airbag, capable of causing the inflating gas flowing at a lower part of said airbag to flow towards said knee protection inflation portion while inhibiting said shin facing portion from thickly inflating in the initial stage of inflation of said airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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