Patent ID: 8220828

Claim:
A column-mounted knee airbag device comprising: a knee airbag configured to protect knees of a driver, the knee airbag being folded inside a column cover that covers a steering column having a telescopic function, the knee airbag opening an airbag door provided in the column cover by deployment pressure when supplied with gas and deploying between an instrument panel and the knees of the driver; an inflator installed at the inside of the column cover, the inflator being actuated and generating gas when a vehicle impact is detected or predicted; and a gas supply opening that supplies gas from the inflator to the knee airbag; wherein the gas supply opening and the knee airbag are disposed such that; in a state where the steering column is positioned furthest to the front in the vehicle front-rear direction due to the telescopic function, the gas supply opening is disposed in a position that is rearward of the instrument panel and a portion of the knee airbag inside the column cover is disposed in a position further to the front than the instrument panel, in the vehicle front-rear direction, respectively.