Patent ID: 7798521

Claim:
A lower limb protecting airbag apparatus which is provided in front of lower limbs of an occupant seated in a seat and is operated at collision of vehicles to be able to protect said lower limbs of said occupant so that an airbag having inflated is disposed in front of said lower limbs, said lower limb protecting airbag apparatus, wherein an accommodating part configured to accommodate and hold said airbag is supported by a feeding unit; said feeding unit is configured to cause, when activated, to feed said accommodating part from a standby position to a working position at which said airbag is expanded and inflated; said accommodating part has a support portion enabled to support a front surface side when said airbag having completed inflation at the working position catches said lower limbs an operation of said feeding unit is controlled by a control unit; and said control unit, to which a signal output from a position detecting sensor is input, can adjust a feeding distance corresponding to an arrangement position of said lower limbs, wherein, in a feeding operation, said feeding unit is configured to rotate said accommodating part in a rearward direction about an axis of a turning shaft, and wherein the axis of said turning shaft extends in a lateral direction of said accommodating part.