Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Robert H Block

Brian Christopher Ford

John Cooper

Eric J Baumbach

Robert L Arwood

Kaustubh Bedekar

Pat Atkinson

An air bag module () is disclosed having an air bag () and a tether () and an active brake () for controlling the length of the tether in correspondence with the size of the occupant to be protected.

Active tether air bag module

A knee bolster for a vehicle has an air bag and an air bag inflator. The air bag has an inflated condition and a deflated condition. The air bag is attached to the knee bolster, which is moveable with the air bag. The knee bolster may move from an unactuated position when the air bag is in the deflated condition to an actuated position when the air bag is inflated. A guide structure, which is attached to the knee bolster directs the bolster along a linear path from the unactuated position to the actuated position.

Upward deploying inflatable knee bolster with mechanical guides

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Clarkston, MI, United States of America

Robert H Block