Patent ID: 8096578
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A knee airbag apparatus, comprising: a front panel configured to face toward an occupant when the knee airbag deploys: a rear panel configured to face toward an instrument panel when the knee airbag deploys, the rear panel joined to the front panel to form an inflatable knee cushion configured to inflate to protect an occupant's knees during a crash event, the front and rear panels being joined at a bottom perimeter seam; a first internal tether extending between the front and rear panels, the first internal tether attached to the front panel at a front panel attachment location and attached to the rear panel at a rear panel attachment location; and an external tether, wherein a first end of the external tether is attached to the front panel, and a second end of the external tether is fixed to a housing member, and wherein a distance between the rear panel attachment location and the bottom perimeter seam is less than a distance between the front panel attachment location and the bottom perimeter seam when the airbag is inflated.