Patent ID: 7185912
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A knee protecting airbag device arranged below a steering column of a vehicle, the device comprising: an airbag; a case attached to the vehicle for housing the airbag, wherein the case has a recessed section at a front side thereof, the case being arranged directly below the steering column, the case further being arranged apart from the steering column before the airbag is inflated, the recessed section being arranged substantially at a lateral center of the case to indent a portion of the case near an upper and front-side corner of the case; an inflator attached to the case for inflating the airbag; an airbag cover assembled with the case and including a door portion covering the opening of the case; and an interior decoration member for the vehicle provided separate from the airbag cover, wherein the case is arranged at a front side of the vehicle with respect to the interior decoration member, wherein the airbag cover and the interior decoration member are flush and form a continuous surface in a direction facing a rear side surface of the vehicle while the airbag is in an unoperated state; and a steering column cover for covering the steering column, the steering column cover being provided separately from the interior decoration member.