Knee airbag

US9469271B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9469271-B2
Application numberUS-201414769359-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 27, 2014
Priority dateFeb 27, 2013
Publication dateOct 18, 2016
Grant dateOct 18, 2016

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A knee airbag having an inlet opening ( 6 ) for deployment gas from a gas generator ( 4 ) for flowing into a first chamber ( 10 ), at least one second chamber ( 20, 30 ) adjacent to the first chamber ( 10 ), which second chamber ( 20, 30 ) is separated from the first chamber by at least one dividing wall ( 25 ), wherein between the first chamber ( 10 ) and the second chamber ( 20, 30 ) at least one closable overflow opening ( 40 ) is provided, through which deployment gas can flow from the first chamber ( 10 ) into the second chamber ( 20, 30 ), wherein at least one closing device ( 50 for the overflow opening ( 40 ), or the overflow opening ( 40 ), is associated with the penetration region of the knees ( 5 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A knee airbag for restraining an occupant knee comprising the airbag having an inflow opening for deployment gas from a gas generator for flowing into a first chamber, a second chamber which adjoins the first chamber and is separated from the first chamber by a separating wall, a closable overflow opening provided between the first chamber and the second chamber, through which the overflow opening for the deployment gas can flow from the first chamber i…

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What does patent US9469271B2 cover?
A knee airbag having an inlet opening ( 6 ) for deployment gas from a gas generator ( 4 ) for flowing into a first chamber ( 10 ), at least one second chamber ( 20, 30 ) adjacent to the first chamber ( 10 ), which second chamber ( 20, 30 ) is separated from the first chamber by at least one dividing wall ( 25 ), wherein between the first chamber ( 10 ) and the second chamber ( 20, 30 ) at least…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Autoliv Dev
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60R21/233. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 18 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 2 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).