Patent ID: 7744118
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A knee protecting airbag device comprising an airbag folded and housed in a case on the front side of the knees of a seated passenger, wherein the airbag includes a passenger side wall, a body side wall and tethers, the airbag protects the knees of a passenger when protruded rearwardly from a case and expanded and inflated upwardly, as a result of an inflating gas flowing into the airbag, the tethers maintain the airbag in a generally planar shape by connecting the passenger side wall to the body side wall at a time of inflation, the tethers are located outside of the case when the airbag is completely inflated, and the tethers are arranged generally horizontally in the airbag when the airbag is inflated; each tether is made of flexible material and is band shaped; each tether is sewn to the passenger side wall portion and the body side wall portion at its ends; and each tether is arranged generally horizontally along the front-rear direction.