Steering column device with knee airbag device
First Claim
1. A steering column device with a knee airbag device, comprising:
- a steering column provided with a telescopic mechanism;
a column cover that covers a rear end portion of the steering column;
an airbag module that is provided inside the column cover, and that includes a gas generation device that is operated to generate gas, and a knee airbag that is inflated and deployed from a folded state by the gas generated by the gas generation device;
an airbag door that is provided in the column cover, and that is opened when the airbag door receives an inflation pressure of the knee airbag;
a collision prediction device that predicts that a vehicle will have a collision with a collision object; and
a control device that operates the telescopic mechanism so that each of the column cover and the airbag module is moved rearward to a predetermined position, when the collision prediction device predicts that the vehicle will have a collision with the collision object.
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Abstract
A steering column device with a knee airbag device includes a steering column provided with a telescopic mechanism; a column cover that covers the rear end portion of the steering column; an airbag module, provided inside the column cover, which includes a gas generation device that generates gas, and a knee airbag that is inflated and deployed by the gas; an airbag door that is provided in the column cover, and that is opened when the airbag door receives the inflation pressure of the knee airbag; a collision prediction device that predicts that a vehicle will have a collision with a collision object; and a control device that operates the telescopic mechanism so that each of the column cover and the airbag module is moved rearward to a predetermined position, when the collision prediction device predicts that the vehicle will have a collision with the collision object.
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6 Claims
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1. A steering column device with a knee airbag device, comprising:
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a steering column provided with a telescopic mechanism; a column cover that covers a rear end portion of the steering column; an airbag module that is provided inside the column cover, and that includes a gas generation device that is operated to generate gas, and a knee airbag that is inflated and deployed from a folded state by the gas generated by the gas generation device; an airbag door that is provided in the column cover, and that is opened when the airbag door receives an inflation pressure of the knee airbag; a collision prediction device that predicts that a vehicle will have a collision with a collision object; and a control device that operates the telescopic mechanism so that each of the column cover and the airbag module is moved rearward to a predetermined position, when the collision prediction device predicts that the vehicle will have a collision with the collision object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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