Leg protection device for vehicle occupant
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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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Abstract
A leg protection device for a vehicle occupant is disposed inside a seat-front member of a vehicle. The leg protection device includes an air bag having a rear panel and positioned along the seat-front member and a front panel facing the occupant when the air bag is inflated, and a gas generator for inflating the air bag. When the air bag is inflated, the air bag has a vertical length at a center portion of the front panel in the width direction longer than a vertical length at a center portion of the rear panel in the width direction to obtain a curved cross section.
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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:
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a gas generator to be disposed inside the seat-front member for generating gas, and an 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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