OCCUPANT LEG RESTRAINT DEVICE
First Claim
1. An occupant leg restraint device comprising:
- an airbag that inflates in front of legs of an occupant in a front seat of an automobile; and
an inflator for supplying gas to the lower part of the airbag to inflate the airbag;
the airbag having a first panel on an occupant side and a second panel on a side opposite thereto,wherein a plurality of pockets recessed from the first panel in the direction away from the occupant are provided in the upper part of the airbag.
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Abstract
Provided is an occupant leg restraint device suitable for restraining legs of an occupant when an automobile has an oblique collision. An occupant leg restraint device 1 has an airbag 4 that inflates in front of legs of an occupant in a front seat of an automobile, and an inflator 5 for supplying gas to the lower part of the airbag 4 to inflate the airbag 4. The airbag 4 has a first pane 11 on the occupant side and a second panel 12 on the side opposite thereto. A plurality of pockets 60 recessed from the first panel 11 in the direction away from the occupant are provided in the upper part of the airbag 4. Knees N of the occupant enter the pockets 60, and fit into and engage with the pockets 60, and the lateral movement of the knees N is thereby restrained.
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1. An occupant leg restraint device comprising:
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an airbag that inflates in front of legs of an occupant in a front seat of an automobile; and an inflator for supplying gas to the lower part of the airbag to inflate the airbag; the airbag having a first panel on an occupant side and a second panel on a side opposite thereto, wherein a plurality of pockets recessed from the first panel in the direction away from the occupant are provided in the upper part of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An airbag used in an occupant leg restraint device, comprising a first panel on the occupant side and a second panel on the side opposite thereto,
wherein a plurality of pockets recessed from the first panel in the direction away from the occupant are provided in the upper part of the airbag.
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