Patent ID: 7722076

Claim:
A knee airbag device comprising: a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state inside a steering column cover inside which a steering lock device that projects downward toward one side in a vehicle-width direction is disposed in a rear area in a vehicle-longitudinal direction, wherein when the knee airbag receives gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed from an inside of the steering column cover toward a vehicle cabin; and an inflator having a cylindrical shape, which supplies the gas to the knee airbag to deploy the knee airbag, wherein: the inflator is disposed inside the steering column cover such that at least a portion of the inflator is positioned in the rear area inside the steering column cover; the inflator is disposed in substantially parallel with an axis of a column tube such that the inflator is positioned below the column tube; the inflator is disposed on a side opposite to a side where the steering lock device is disposed in the vehicle-width direction; and an end portion of the inflator, in which a gas injection port is formed, faces toward a rear of the vehicle.