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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Hitoshi Matsushima, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Osamu Fukawatase, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Hitoshi Matsushima, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Osamu Fukawatase, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A knee airbag is provided to the lower part of a glove box door, and an airbag door provided to the glove box door opens in both upward and downward directions when the knee airbag expands. As the knee airbag expands, the rigidity of the lower part of the glove box door decreases, and this causes a relatively small reaction force, which corresponds to a relatively small load generated when the knees of an occupant having a relatively small body build make contact with the lower part, to be generated on the lower part of the glove box door. On the other hand, because the knee airbag is not provided to the upper part of the glove box door, the upper part can generate a relatively large reaction force which corresponds to a relatively large load generated when the knees of an occupant having a relatively large body build make contact with the upper part via the knee airbag.