Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.

Kiran Mohan Veepuri

Kurt F Fischer

Douglas M Gould

Hylus Ranjit Raj Jayakar

David Ryan Varcoe

Gabriela Diaz

An apparatus for helping to protect occupants of a vehicle in the event of a collision includes a deployable restraint having a stored, predeployment condition in a vehicle floor. The restraint is deployable from the floor to restrain the feet and/or lower legs of an occupant from swinging forward and upward in response to a vehicle collision. In one configuration, the deployable restraint can include a module comprising an airbag and an inflator for inflating and deploying the airbag. The module can include a door that opens in response to deployment of the airbag and that serves as a reaction surface for the airbag. In another configuration, the deployable restraint can include a restraining panel configured to move to a deployed position extending above the vehicle floor adjacent the occupants lower leg and feet.

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Kiran Mohan Veepuri