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US 5,312,131 AGranted
Air bag device for a knee of an occupant
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorsMotonobu Kitagawa, Akira Kokeguchi, Misao Kamiyama, Tadayuki Atoh
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Abstract
An air bag device for a knee of an occupant, includes an air bag to be extended in front of a seat of a vehicle and in a zone at a height of the seat. The air bag device is arranged at a widthwise center portion of the vehicle. The air bag includes a first air bag to be extended in a zone in front of the righthand seat of the vehicle, and a second air bag to be extended in a zone in front of the lefthand seat of the vehicle.
Claims3
An air bag device for a knee of an occupant, comprising:
- a console box of a vehicle arranged at a widthwise center portion of the vehicle,
- a retainer arranged at a center of the console box,
- a first air bag provided within said console box at a side of a righthand seat and being inflatable into a first zone in front of said righthand seat;
- a second air bag provided within said console box at a side of a lefthand seat and being inflatable into a second zone in front of said lefthand seat;
- one gas generator mounted on said retainer for injecting gases into both said first and second air bags;
- a first module cover attached to said retainer and covering said first air bag;
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- a second module cover attached to said retainer and covering said second air bag,
- wherein said first module cover faces a first opening which is formed in a righthand side of the console box, and said second module cover faces a second opening which is formed in a lefthand side of the console box.
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An air bag device for a knee of an occupant, comprising:
- a console box of a vehicle arranged at a widthwise center portion of the vehicle,
- a retainer arranged at a center of the console box,
- a first air bag provided within said console box at a side of a righthand seat and being inflatable into a first zone in front of said righthand seat,
- a second air bag provided within said console box at a side of a lefthand seat and being inflatable into a second zone in front of said lefthand seat,
- a first gas generator mounted on said retainer for injecting gases into said first air bag,
- a second gas generator mounted on said retainer for injecting into said second air bag,
- a first module cover attached to said retainer and covering said first air bag, and
- a second module cover attached to said retainer and covering said second air bag,
- wherein said first module cover faces a first opening which is formed in a righthand side of the console box, and said second module cover faces a second opening which is formed in a lefthand side of the console box.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.