Patent ID: 6352281
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
Device for reducing the danger of injury to the foot and leg areas of a person sitting in a seat positioned in an interior of a vehicle in case of accident-related deformation of a footwell lined with a floor covering (19) including a sound-absorbing layer (22) and a carpet (23) lying thereon, the device comprising a footwell-arranged foot cushion (24) into which at least one associated gas generator (20) introduces gas in a sudden burst following a triggering signal, whereupon the foot cushion (24) quickly fills the footwell to a specified degree, the foot cushion (24) being formed by the sound-absorbing layer (22) and the carpet (23) of the floor covering (19), the gas from the gas generator (20) being directed into a space between the sound-absorbing layer (22) and the carpet (23), and the carpet (23) being attached to the sound-absorbing layer (22) at specified zones in an area of the developing foot cushion.