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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2007
Yuichi Adachi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuaki Bito, Aichi-ken, JP;
Osamu Fukawatase, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Imamura, Kosai, JP;
Akiyoshi Sanada, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yuichi Adachi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kazuaki Bito, Aichi-ken, JP;
Osamu Fukawatase, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Imamura, Kosai, JP;
Akiyoshi Sanada, Aichi-ken, JP;
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd., Aichi-pref., JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A knee protecting air bag apparatus Mis mounted to a column coverfor covering a column coverfor covering a steering column. In operating the apparatus M, a contained air bagis supplied with an expanding gas G and is projected from the column coverto be able to protect the knee of a driver while being expanded to develop. The column coverincludes a door portionopened by being pressed by the air bag to be able to form a projecting openingof the air bagat two left ad right side facesfrom a side of a lower face. Inside of the air bagis arranged with a gas flow restricting membersuch that the expanding gas G is made to flow to a left door portionand a right door portionof the door portionby being directed in outer directions of both left and right sides.