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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Osamu Fukawatase, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Tomoyuki Moro, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Imamura, Kosai, JP;
Akiyoshi Sanada, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Osamu Fukawatase, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Tomoyuki Moro, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Imamura, Kosai, JP;
Akiyoshi Sanada, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A knee airbag device includes a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state inside a steering column cover. When the knee airbag receives gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed from an inside of the steering column cover toward a knee portion of an occupant. The knee airbag includes an interference suppression member that suppresses interference between the knee airbag and a projection body inside the steering column cover, which projects downward toward at least one side in a vehicle-width direction, when the knee airbag is inflated and deployed.