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US 9,283,916 B2Granted
Occupant protection device
AssigneeFuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorIsamu Nagasawa
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Abstract
An occupant protection device protects an occupant who sits in a seat of a vehicle. The occupant protection device includes a kneecap regulation unit that suppresses a forward movement of the kneecaps of the occupant at the time of a collision of the vehicle.
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An occupant protection device to protect an occupant who sits in a seat in a vehicle, comprising:
- a kneecap regulation unit that suppresses a forward movement of the kneecaps of the occupant at a time of a collision of the vehicle;
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- a behind-the-knee regulation unit comprising a rear lower leg airbag that expands to press an inner side of the knees of the occupant, wherein
- the behind-the-knee regulation unit is provided to a floor of the vehicle and configured to expand the rear lower leg airbag, principally, in an upward direction from the floor.
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