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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johann Unger, Mainburg, DE;
Maria Müller, Neukirchen, DE;
Harald Schuler, Niederroth, DE;
Michael Helbig, München, DE;
Assignee:
Autoliv Development AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/1045 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/1045 ;
Abstract
A knee area protection apparatus for the protection of a vehicle occupant is provided which includes a deployment guiding plate and a support plate each having a top transverse edge, a bottom transverse edge, and side edges. The support plate is securable to the vehicle in a lower area of a seat compartment thereof. The knee area protection apparatus also includes retaining bands to retain and guide an air bag sack as it is deployed as well as to retain and guide the deployment guiding plate, which is moved by the deployment of the air bag sack.