Patent ID: 6715789
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A knee protecting airbag device for a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has a front end and a rear end, and the airbag device comprises:a folded airbag; an inflator for feeding inflating gas to said airbag; and a case that houses said airbag and said inflator and is located in front of a seated passenger, wherein: said airbag, when fed with the inflating gas, extends and expands, while protruding to the rear of the vehicle from an opening of said case, to protect the knees of the passenger; said knee protecting airbag device further comprises a holding member for supporting said case, wherein the holding member has a mounting portion for mounting the holding member on the vehicle; and said holding member includes a communication hole that communicates with the opening of said case for allowing said airbag to protrude when the airbag is inflated, and a support face, which is located around said communication hole, for supporting a front face of said airbag when the airbag is inflated.