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Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2023
Applicant:

Zf Passive Safety Systems Us Inc., Washington, MI (US);

Inventors:

Joseph Palazzolo, Shelby Township, MI (US);

Jaime Fermin Perez, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Douglas Gould, Lake Orion, MI (US);

Assignee:

ZF PASSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS US INC., Washington, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/206 (2011.01); B60R 21/205 (2011.01); B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/2338 (2011.01); B60R 21/26 (2011.01); B60R 21/233 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/206 (2013.01); B60R 21/205 (2013.01); B60R 21/2338 (2013.01); B60R 21/26 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23169 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23316 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23386 (2013.01);
Abstract

A knee airbag module for a vehicle includes an airbag housing configured to be mounted in an instrument panel of the vehicle at a position above a glove box of the instrument panel. The module also includes a knee airbag comprising overlying panels interconnected along a perimeter connection to define an inflatable volume of the knee airbag. The knee airbag has a stored condition in the airbag housing and is configured to inflate and deploy in a direction that is downward and forward into a footwell of the vehicle.


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