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Knee air bag for vehicle

  • US 8,398,113 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2011
  • Issued: 03/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A knee air bag for a vehicle having an inflator, a diffuser and an inflatable cushion to protect a passenger'"'"'s knee when the cushion is deployed, the knee air bag comprising:

  • an inflator connector provided on a back of the cushion; and

    an external tether provided on an upper portion of the inflator connector, and secured at lower and upper ends thereof to the back of the cushion, thus guiding the cushion so that the cushion is deployed upwards;

    wherein the diffuser is provided in the cushion to be connected to the inflator, has a shape of an inverted “

    Y”

    , and comprises an upper vent part which extends vertically and a pair of lower vent parts which extend diagonally.

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