Knee protection device for vehicle occupants
AssigneeTRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorDirk Schultz
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Abstract
A knee protection device for vehicle occupants comprises a gas bag having a gas bag wall with opposing sections. The gas bag, in its installed and inflated state, extends in front of the knees of the occupant of the vehicle, lies against the knees in the case of restraint and is intended to largely prevent the knees from moving forward. The device further comprises means in the gas bag which connect the opposing sections of the gas bag wall. The means are fixed to the sections of the gas bag wall and are arranged in such a way that they counteract a change of shape of the gas bag on plunging in by the knees.
Claims12
A knee protection device for vehicle occupants, said device comprising
- a gas bag having a gas bag wall with opposing sections,
- said gas bag, in its installed and inflated state, extending in front of the knees of the occupant of the vehicle, lying against the knees in the case of restraint and being intended to largely prevent the knees from moving forward, and
- means provided in said gas bag which connect said opposing sections of said gas bag wall, which are fixed to said sections of said gas bag wall, and which are arranged in such a way that they counteract a change of shape of said gas bag on plunging in by the knees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.