Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Bo Pil Seo

Hyock In Kwon

Hyo Shub Shin

Yu Ji Son

Disclosed is an occupant ankle protection apparatus for a vehicle. When an airbag cushion deploys, side portions support the fronts of both ankles of an occupant and a center portion is inserted between the ankles and supports the inner sides of the ankles. Accordingly, the apparatus is capable of preventing injury to the ankles of the occupant and preventing a secondary injury by allowing an occupant to escape from the vehicle after a vehicle collision.

Occupant ankle protection apparatus for vehicle

The present invention provides a side airbag device which can be rapidly and reliably deployed even in the small space between a door trim and a passenger. The side airbag device includes an inflator, an airbag including an upper cushion to be deployed by a gas pressure supplied from the inflator, an upper guide connected at a first end thereof to the upper cushion of the airbag to lead deployment of the airbag, and a medial unit coupled to a second end of the upper guide to provide an actuating force to the upper guide using the gas pressure from the inflator.

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Seoul, South Korea

Bo Pil Seo