Title:
膝保護用エアバッグ装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3858821
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A knee protecting airbag device (M1), wherein an airbag (26) covers the substantial lower surface (9a) of a column cover (9) protruded to a driver side. Therefore, the airbag is minimized in the capacity without deteriorating the protection of the knee of the driver. As a result, it is possible to shorten the time period required for the airbag to complete the expansion and inflation. The airbag has a generally plate shape capable of covering at least the lower surface of the column cover when it completes the inflation. Even if the knee of the driver comes close to the column cover when the driver depresses a brake pedal or the like, the airbag being expanded and inflated is smoothly arranged in a narrow space between the knee of the driver and the column cover lower surface without interfering with the knee of the driver. With the knee protecting airbag device according to the present invention, therefore, the airbag is rapidly expanded and inflated in the narrow space between the column cover and the knee of the driver thereby to protect the knee of the driver properly.
Inventors:
Masahiro Takimoto
Enjoy Koyama
Enjoy Koyama
Application Number:
JP2002508944A
Publication Date:
December 20, 2006
Filing Date:
July 05, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
B60R21/20; B60R21/16; B60R21/203; B60R21/206; B60R21/233; B60R21/2334; B60R21/2338; B60R21/237; B62D1/16; B60R21/217
Domestic Patent References:
| JP9123862A | ||||
| JP9095200A | ||||
| JP2056053U | ||||
| JP10071911A | ||||
| JP9123863A | ||||
| JP10315894A |
Foreign References:
| GB684167B |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akio Iida