Patent ID: 6685217
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A leg protection device for protecting legs of a vehicle occupant from a member in front of the vehicle occupant, comprising:a gas generator to be attached to the vehicle for generating gas, and an airbag attached to the gas generator for receiving the gas therefrom for inflation and having a substantially rectangular shape, said airbag including a first chamber extending laterally at a lower side thereof and having a first gas inlet in a center area thereof to receive the gas from the gas generator, two lateral side areas extending from two lateral sides of the first chamber along the airbag, and a plurality of second chambers extending parallel to the first chamber between the two lateral side areas, each second chamber having second gas inlets communicating with the two lateral side areas so that when the gas generator is actuated, the gas enters the first chamber, flows along the two lateral sides and enters the second chambers sequentially to thereby inflate the airbag.