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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Isamu Nagasawa, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An occupant knee support device provided in a vehicle includes a knee outer side surface support member and a knee lower surface support member. The knee outer side surface support member is disposed in a side part of the seat surface part in a stored state, protrudes forward and upward beyond the seat surface part in a support state to support an outer side surface of a knee of the occupant. The knee lower surface support member is, in the stored state, provided in a vicinity of a front end part of the seat surface part and separated from a lower surface of the knee of the occupant. The knee lower surface support member is configured to support the lower surface of the knee of the occupant in the supported state.