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Leg protection device for vehicle occupant

  • US 7,207,594 B2
  • Filed: 07/22/2002
  • Issued: 04/24/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A leg protection device for protecting legs of a vehicle occupant from colliding a seat-front member of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a gas generator to be disposed inside the seat-front member for generating gas, andan air bag connected to the gas generator and having a front panel for facing the occupant, and a rear panel to be positioned along the seat-front member when the air bag is inflated, said front panel having a tucked portion extending along a lateral direction of the air bag so that when the air bag is inflated, the tucked portion at a center portion of the front panel is stretched outwardly to have a vertical length of the center portion longer than that of the rear panel.

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