Knee protection airbag apparatus
First Claim
1. A knee protection airbag apparatus, configured to be mounted in a vehicle and disposed in front of a knee of an occupant seated in a seat, comprising:
- a casing having an opening at a vehicle rear side part thereof and fixedly mounted on a vehicle body, for accommodating a folded knee protection airbag and an inflator supplying an inflating gas to said airbag;
an airbag cover, assembled to said casing so as to be movable in three directions including an upward-downward direction, a left-right direction, and a front-rear direction with respect to said casing, said airbag cover includinga door portion which covers said opening of said casing and is opened when said airbag is inflated, anda peripheral portion which is disposed around said door portion and has an upper part that adjoins a vehicle interior component when mounted in said vehicle; and
a knee panel, fixed to said vehicle body, having an opening into which said casing is received;
wherein an upper side portion of said airbag cover is locked to said interior component; and
a lower side portion of said airbag cover is locked to said knee panel so as to be movable substantially only in the upward-downward direction and the left-right direction with respect to said knee panel.
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Abstract
A knee protection airbag apparatus (S), which accommodates an airbag (73) and an inflator (62) and is opened at a vehicle rear side part thereof and has a casing assembly (22) fixedly attached to a vehicle body (B) and also has an airbag cover (46) that has a peripheral portion (47), whose upper part is assembled to a vehicle interior member (19b), and that is assembled to the casing assembly (22). The knee protection airbag apparatus (S) is mounted on a vehicle by assembling the airbag (73), the inflator (62), and the airbag cover (46) to the casing assembly (22). The airbag cover (46) is assembled to a knee panel (27) of the casing assembly (22) in such a manner as to be able to move only in a nearly upward or downward direction and in a nearly left-right direction so as to be enabled to absorb an error in assembling the airbag cover (46) to the interior member to be placed thereabove.
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Citations
7 Claims
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1. A knee protection airbag apparatus, configured to be mounted in a vehicle and disposed in front of a knee of an occupant seated in a seat, comprising:
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a casing having an opening at a vehicle rear side part thereof and fixedly mounted on a vehicle body, for accommodating a folded knee protection airbag and an inflator supplying an inflating gas to said airbag; an airbag cover, assembled to said casing so as to be movable in three directions including an upward-downward direction, a left-right direction, and a front-rear direction with respect to said casing, said airbag cover including a door portion which covers said opening of said casing and is opened when said airbag is inflated, and a peripheral portion which is disposed around said door portion and has an upper part that adjoins a vehicle interior component when mounted in said vehicle; and a knee panel, fixed to said vehicle body, having an opening into which said casing is received; wherein an upper side portion of said airbag cover is locked to said interior component; and a lower side portion of said airbag cover is locked to said knee panel so as to be movable substantially only in the upward-downward direction and the left-right direction with respect to said knee panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A knee protection airbag apparatus, configured to be mounted in a vehicle and disposed in front of a knee of an occupant seated in a seat, comprising:
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a casing having an opening at a vehicle rear side part thereof and fixedly mounted on a vehicle body, for accommodating a folded knee protection airbag and an inflator supplying an inflating gas to said airbag; and an airbag cover, assembled to said casing, having a door portion which covers said opening of said casing and is opened when said airbag is inflated, and a peripheral portion which is disposed around said door portion and has an upper part that adjoins a vehicle interior component when mounted in said vehicle; wherein an upper side portion of said airbag cover is assembled to said casing so as to be movable in three directions including an upward-downward direction, a left-right direction, and a front-rear direction with respect to said casing; and a lower side portion of said airbag cover is assembled to said casing so as to be movable substantially only in the upward-downward direction and the left-right direction with respect to said casing.
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