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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stéphane Nouwynck, Niedernberg, DE;
Denis Tostain, Cergy-le-Haut, FR;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/104 ;
Abstract
A knee protection device (,) for a person (,) sitting on a seat arranged inside a motor vehicle is provided in the case of an accident-related deformation of the leg space. The device has a load distribution plate (,) which is driven instantaneously from its rest position in the direction toward the knee parts of the person (,), upon activation of the trigger device attached to it. The trigger device may be a pyrotechnic device (,) of the type used for a safety belt attached to the seat.