KNEE RESTRICTIVE DEVICE - TRW REPA GMBH

Title:

KNEE RESTRICTIVE DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2000335344

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a knee restrictive device for a vehicle including a load distribution plate to be brought into direct contact with knees of an occupant, and a driving means to move the load distribution plate from the starting position to the knees in the restricted condition.

A dashboard 5 is provided with a spring 19 to return a load distribution plate 3 from the restricting position to the starting position, and a retraction means comprising an elastic plastic trap or an elastic tube. In addition, retraction means reduces the danger on an occupant when a secondary shock is applied by rapidly retract the load distribution plate 3 by an energy source using a compressed gas or a spring.

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Inventors:

ALEXANDER HEIRICH
SCHULTZ DIRK
ZISCHKA GERD
FREISLER WERNER
KLEINMANN BERND

Application Number:

JP2000120315A

Publication Date:

December 05, 2000

Filing Date:

April 21, 2000

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

TRW REPA GMBH

International Classes:

B60R21/02; B60R21/045; B60R21/205; B60R21/215; B60R21/216; B60R21/00; B60R21/16; B60R21/231; (IPC1-7): B60R21/045; B60R21/02; B60R21/22

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)

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