Knee airbag for a vehicle
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorAaron Treglown
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Abstract
A knee airbag includes a front panel and a rear panel coupled to the front panel to define an inflation chamber. At least three transverse internal tethers are provided with alternating attachments between the front panel and the rear panel and within the inflation chamber. The at least three transverse internal tethers connected to the rear panel by rows of first attachment points extending in a lateral direction across the knee airbag and connected to the front panel by rows of second attachment points extending in the lateral direction.
Claims16
A knee airbag for a vehicle having a front end and a rear end comprising:
- a front panel configured to be deployed with an exterior surface facing the front end of the vehicle;
- a rear panel coupled to the front panel to define an inflation chamber, the rear panel configured to be deployed with an exterior surface facing the rear end of the vehicle;
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- an intermediate panel disposed between the front panel and the rear panel within the inflation chamber and the intermediate panel having a proximal end which during deployment is closest to the front end of the vehicle and is connected directly to the rear panel, the intermediate panel defining at least three transverse internal tethers with alternating attachments between the front panel and the rear panel and within the inflation chamber, the at least three transverse internal tethers connected to the rear panel by rows of first attachment points extending in a lateral direction across the knee airbag and connected to the front panel by rows of second attachment points extending in the lateral direction.
A knee airbag for a vehicle having a front end and a rear end comprising:
- a front panel configured to be deployed with an exterior surface facing the front end of the vehicle;
- a rear panel coupled to the front panel to define an inflation chamber, the rear panel configured to be deployed with an exterior surface facing the rear end of the vehicle;
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- an intermediate panel disposed between the front panel and the rear panel within the inflation chamber and the intermediate panel having a proximal end which during deployment is closest to the front end of the vehicle and is connected directly to the rear panel, the intermediate panel including at least three transverse internal tethers with alternating attachments between the front panel and the rear panel and within the inflation chamber, the at least three transverse internal tethers connected to the rear panel by rows of first attachment points extending in a lateral direction across the knee airbag and connected to the front panel by rows of second attachment points extending in the lateral direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.