公开(公告)号：US20110049847A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-03

申请号：US12310194

申请日：2007-09-27

申请人： Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/2032 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R2021/21506 ,  B60R2021/23169

摘要： The knee-protecting airbag apparatus includes an airbag folded and housed in a lower area inside the column cover. The airbag pushes and opens a door section on the column cover upon deployment. When the door section is thus opened, a door of the door section blocks off an allowance gap formed between an outer circumference of the column cover subjected to position adjustment and a lower area of a peripheral region of an installation opening on a dashboard for installing the column cover by locating a rear edge region of the door to abut on a rear side of the dashboard or the lower area of the peripheral region of the installation opening on the rear side of the dashboard.

摘要翻译： 膝盖保护气囊装置包括折叠并容纳在柱盖内的下部区域中的气囊。 部署时，安全气囊推动并打开柱盖上的门部。 当门部分如此打开时，门部门的门阻止在经过位置调整的列盖的外周和仪表板上的安装开口的周边区域的下部区域之间形成的允许间隙，用于安装 通过定位门的后边缘区域以抵靠在仪表板的后侧或仪表板后侧上的安装开口的周边区域的下部区域。

公开(公告)号：US07862079B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-04

申请号：US12071701

申请日：2008-02-25

申请人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada ,  Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito

发明人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada ,  Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito

IPC分类号： B60R21/203 ,  B62D1/11

CPC分类号： B60R21/2032 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R2021/23107 ,  B60R2021/23169 ,  B62D1/197

摘要： A steering column device with a knee airbag device includes a steering column provided with a telescopic mechanism; a column cover that covers the rear end portion of the steering column; an airbag module, provided inside the column cover, which includes a gas generation device that generates gas, and a knee airbag that is inflated and deployed by the gas; an airbag door that is provided in the column cover, and that is opened when the airbag door receives the inflation pressure of the knee airbag; a collision prediction device that predicts that a vehicle will have a collision with a collision object; and a control device that operates the telescopic mechanism so that each of the column cover and the airbag module is moved rearward to a predetermined position, when the collision prediction device predicts that the vehicle will have a collision with the collision object.

摘要翻译： 具有膝部安全气囊装置的转向柱装置包括设置有伸缩机构的转向柱; 覆盖转向柱的后端部的柱盖; 设置在所述柱盖内的气囊模块，其包括产生气体的气体发生装置，以及由所述气体充气展开的膝部气囊; 安全气囊门，其设置在所述柱盖中，并且当所述气囊门接收到所述膝盖气囊的充气压力时打开; 预测车辆将与碰撞对象碰撞的碰撞预测装置; 以及控制装置，当所述碰撞预测装置预测所述车辆与所述碰撞对象发生碰撞时，操作所述伸缩机构，使得所述列罩和所述安全气囊模块中的每一个向后移动到预定位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080174091A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：US12003914

申请日：2008-01-03

申请人： Shigeru Hoshino ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada ,  Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito

发明人： Shigeru Hoshino ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada ,  Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito

IPC分类号： B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/231

CPC分类号： B60R21/2032 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/215 ,  B60R21/216 ,  B60R2021/2161 ,  B60R2021/23169

摘要： When a knee airbag is deployed, a lid, which is provided in a column cover that covers a steering column, is opened by the deployment pressure of the knee airbag. Thus, an opening, through which the knee airbag expands, is formed to extend in the lower wall portion and the right and left side wall portions of the column cover. At this time, an opening amount regulation portion regulates the opening amount of the lid so that the knee airbag is deployed toward areas on right and left sides of the column cover.

摘要翻译： 当膝部安全气囊部署时，设置在覆盖转向柱的柱盖中的盖通过膝部安全气囊的展开压力打开。 因此，膝盖气囊膨胀的开口形成为在柱盖的下壁部和左右侧壁部延伸。 此时，打开量调节部调节盖的开口量，使得膝盖安全气囊朝向列盖的左右两侧的区域展开。

公开(公告)号：US20080106080A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-08

申请号：US11979519

申请日：2007-11-05

申请人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/231

CPC分类号： B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R2021/23169 ,  B60R2021/23316 ,  B60R2021/23382

摘要： A knee airbag device for a vehicle includes a gas generation portion that is operated to generate gas; a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state at a predetermined position in a vehicle, wherein when the knee airbag receives the gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed toward an area below a steering column so that the knee airbag is disposed between knees of an occupant and a lower portion of an instrument panel; and a thickness regulation member that is provided in the knee airbag at a position in a contact portion that contacts each of the knees of the occupant, and that regulates the thickness of the knee airbag such that the thickness of the knee airbag at the position in the contact portion is smaller than the thickness of the knee airbag in a portion other than the contact portion.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆的膝盖安全气囊装置包括：气体生成部，其被操作以产生气体; 膝盖安全气囊，其处于折叠状态，位于车辆的预定位置，其中，当所述膝部安全气囊接收到所述气体时，所述膝部安全气囊朝向转向柱下方的区域膨胀展开，使得所述膝部安全气囊位于膝盖之间 的乘员和仪表板的下部; 以及厚度调节构件，其设置在所述膝部安全气囊中的与所述乘员的膝盖接触的接触部中的位置处，并且调节所述膝部安全气囊的厚度，使得所述膝部安全气囊的位置处的厚度 所述接触部比所述接触部以外的部分的膝部气囊的厚度小。

公开(公告)号：US08128122B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US12679189

申请日：2009-02-17

申请人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/203 ,  B60R2021/23169 ,  B62D5/0409

摘要： A knee airbag device and a drive motor for an electric power steering device are mounted to a steering column so as to achieve improved mass balance about an instrument panel reinforcement member. A drive motor for an electric power steering device is mounted at a position at the vehicle front direction side with respect to an instrument panel reinforcement member, the opposite side to the side of a knee airbag device. Namely, the knee airbag device is mounted at the vehicle rear direction side with respect to the instrument panel reinforcement member, and the electric power steering device is mounted at the vehicle front direction side of the instrument panel reinforcement member.

摘要翻译： 膝盖安全气囊装置和用于电动助力转向装置的驱动电动机安装在转向柱上，以实现关于仪表板加强件的改进的质量平衡。 用于电动助力转向装置的驱动电动机安装在相对于仪表板加强件的车辆前方侧的与膝盖安全气囊装置侧相反的一侧的位置。 即，膝部安全气囊装置相对于仪表板加强部件安装在车辆后方侧，电动助力转向装置安装在仪表板加强部件的车辆前方侧。

公开(公告)号：US08056925B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-15

申请号：US12447601

申请日：2007-10-04

申请人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/203 ,  B62D1/18

CPC分类号： B62D1/16 ,  B60R21/2032 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R2021/23169

摘要： Rapidly constraining the knees of a driver, even for a steering column structure with plural obstructions projecting below the rear end side of the steering column, while also suppressing or preventing any detriment to column collapse operation during a frontal collision; the steering column is fixed to the vehicle body side with a lower bracket, an upper bracket and a housing, and a combination switch is disposed at the rear end side of an inner tube; lower portions are disposed in a state so as to protrude below a column tube and face each other, so that an airbag module is installed in an installation space between the two portions; a module case is manufactured from a fabric, and the airbag module is attached at a position in the vicinity of the combination switch through a rear attachment bracket.

摘要翻译： 即使对于在转向柱的后端侧突出的多个障碍物的转向柱结构，也可以快速约束驾驶员的膝盖，同时还抑制或防止在正面碰撞期间对柱塌陷操作的任何损害; 转向柱用下支架，上支架和壳体固定在车体侧，组合开关设置在内管的后端侧; 下部设置成在柱管下方突出并且彼此面对的状态，使得气囊模块安装在两部分之间的安装空间中; 模块壳体由织物制造，并且安全气囊模块通过后部附接支架附接在组合开关附近的位置。

公开(公告)号：US07708310B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-04

申请号：US12073165

申请日：2008-02-29

申请人： Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Yuichi Adachi ,  Kazuaki Bito ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/203

CPC分类号： B60R21/2032 ,  B60Q1/1461 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R2021/23169

摘要： The steering column includes a column body, a column cover formed into a generally tubular contour and mounted around the column body and an airbag apparatus. The column cover includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The lower cover is separable from the upper cover and is split into a front section disposed proximate the airbag apparatus and a rear section disposed proximate a combination switch unit disposed at the rear of the airbag apparatus inside the column cover. The rear section is configured separable from the front section as is secured to the column body.

摘要翻译： 转向柱包括柱体，形成为大致管状轮廓的柱盖，并且围绕柱体安装并安装有气囊装置。 柱盖包括上盖和下盖。 下盖可以与上盖分离，并且被分割成靠近安全气囊装置设置的前部，以及设置在配置在柱盖内的气囊装置的后部的组合开关单元附近的后部。 后部被配置成与固定在柱体上的前部分离。

公开(公告)号：US07661700B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-16

申请号：US11984801

申请日：2007-11-21

申请人： Kenji Imamura ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Kenji Imamura ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/18

CPC分类号： B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R2021/23169 ,  B60R2021/23324 ,  B60R2021/23382

摘要： A knee airbag device includes a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state inside a steering column cover. When the knee airbag receives gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed from an inside of the steering column cover toward knees of an occupant. The thickness of outer portions of the knee airbag, which are positioned outside centers of the knees when the knee airbag is deployed, is set to be larger than the thickness of a general portion of the knee airbag, which is positioned in front of the knees when the knee airbag is deployed.

摘要翻译： 膝盖安全气囊装置包括在转向柱盖内部处于折叠状态的膝部安全气囊。 当膝部安全气囊接收气体时，膝盖安全气囊从转向柱盖的内侧向乘员的膝盖充气展开。 当膝部安全气囊展开时，位于膝盖中心外侧的膝部气囊的外部部分的厚度被设定为大于位于膝盖前方的膝部安全气囊的一般部分的厚度 当膝部安全气囊部署时。

公开(公告)号：US07571929B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-11

申请号：US11979329

申请日：2007-11-01

申请人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Osamu Fukawatase ,  Tomoyuki Moro ,  Kenji Imamura ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/203

CPC分类号： B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R2021/0051 ,  B60R2021/23382

摘要： A knee airbag device includes a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state inside a steering column cover. When the knee airbag receives gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed from an inside of the steering column cover toward a knee portion of an occupant. The knee airbag includes an interference suppression member that suppresses interference between the knee airbag and a projection body inside the steering column cover, which projects downward toward at least one side in a vehicle-width direction, when the knee airbag is inflated and deployed.

摘要翻译： 膝盖安全气囊装置包括在转向柱盖内部处于折叠状态的膝部安全气囊。 当膝部安全气囊接收到气体时，膝盖安全气囊从转向柱盖的内部朝向乘员的膝盖部分膨胀展开。 所述膝部安全气囊包括干涉抑制部件，所述干扰抑制部件在所述膝部安全气囊膨胀展开时，抑制所述膝部安全气囊与所述转向柱盖内的突出体之间的干涉，所述突起体向车宽方向的至少一侧向下方突出。

公开(公告)号：US20080122205A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11984801

申请日：2007-11-21

申请人： Kenji Imamura ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

发明人： Kenji Imamura ,  Osamu Fukawatase ,  Akiyoshi Sanada

IPC分类号： B60R21/231 ,  B60R21/203

CPC分类号： B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/206 ,  B60R21/233 ,  B60R21/2338 ,  B60R2021/23169 ,  B60R2021/23324 ,  B60R2021/23382

摘要： A knee airbag device includes a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state inside a steering column cover. When the knee airbag receives gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed from an inside of the steering column cover toward knees of an occupant. The thickness of outer portions of the knee airbag, which are positioned outside centers of the knees when the knee airbag is deployed, is set to be larger than the thickness of a general portion of the knee airbag, which is positioned in front of the knees when the knee airbag is deployed.

摘要翻译： 膝盖安全气囊装置包括在转向柱盖内部处于折叠状态的膝部安全气囊。 当膝部安全气囊接收气体时，膝盖安全气囊从转向柱盖的内侧向乘员的膝盖充气展开。 当膝部安全气囊展开时，位于膝盖中心外的膝部气囊的外部部分的厚度被设定为大于位于膝盖前方的膝部安全气囊的一般部分的厚度 当膝部安全气囊部署时。