Patent · US Expired

Knee restraining device for vehicles

US5816613A · kind A · utility

46Cited by

3References

11Claims

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Assignee

TRW Occupant Restraint Systems GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Martin Specht · Feldafing, DE
Rainer Schroter · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 1997
Grant date	Oct 6, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/23169
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a knee restraining device for vehicles which comprises a knee protector plate adapted to be moved toward the knees of a vehicle occupant. The knee restraining device comprises a base plate adapted to be mounted against the outline of the bottom part of a dashboard. The base plate has at least one opening for connection with a gas source arranged in the dashboard. Furthermore, the knee restraining device has a wall, of flexible material, folded up between the base plate and the knee restraining plate in the inactive position thereof. This wall is connected along a first closed rim with the base plate and along a second closed rim with the knee restraining plate.

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