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US 2003/0193174 A1Published application
Leg protection device
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorKazuhiro Abe
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Abstract
A main chamber is formed of a front panel and a rear panel connected together, and the interior thereof is partitioned into small chambers by partition panels. A surface panel is sewn to the front side of the front panel to form an auxiliary chamber in between. When a gas generator is actuated to generate a gas, the gas flows to the auxiliary chamber through the small chambers, and the auxiliary chamber is inflated while the surface panel bulges out toward an occupant.
Claims7
A leg protection device for protecting a leg of an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:
- a gas generator for generating a gas, and
- a knee bag to be inflated in front of the leg, and having a main chamber connected to the gas generator to be inflated by the gas from the gas generator, and an auxiliary chamber communicating with the main chamber to be inflated by the gas from the main chamber, said auxiliary chamber covering the main chamber at one side of the main chamber facing the occupant or the other side of the main chamber opposite to the occupant when the knee bag is inflated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.