Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Knee airbag device for vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 膝盖安全气囊装置
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Application No.: US13057509Application Date: 2009-07-24
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Publication No.: US08292323B2Publication Date: 2012-10-23
- Inventor: Hitoshi Matsushima , Osamu Fukawatase
- Applicant: Hitoshi Matsushima , Osamu Fukawatase
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- Priority: JP2008-203262 20080806
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/063257 WO 20090724
- International Announcement: WO2010/016398 WO 20100211
- Main IPC: B60R21/16
- IPC: B60R21/16

Abstract:
A load on the shins when a knee airbag is deployed by inflating in a state in which the knees of an occupant are proximate to an airbag door or suchlike is moderated. Inside a knee airbag, an upper tether and a lower tether are disposed to sandwich an inflator from above and below. First opening portions and second opening portions for letting gas flow through up and down are alternatingly formed in the upper tether and the lower tether. The second opening portions are formed as circular holes with smaller diameters than the first opening portions. The second opening portions are disposed at positions opposing the knees of a small occupant in a sitting state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110156378A1 KNEE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2011-06-30
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