An active knee bolster 10 for disposition in a motor vehicle dashboard includes a main bladder 26 and a side bladder 28 formed of molded plastic. The main bladder has an aperture therein at a first end. The main bladder also has a substantially flat undeployed shape and a deployed shape extending away from the dashboard. The side bladder has an open side disposed over the aperture in the main bolster front panel and is sealingly connected to the main bladder. The side bladder has a substantially flat undeployed shape substantially flush with the undeployed shape of the main bolster. The side bladder has a deployed shape extending away from the main bladder. The main bladder may include a first front panel 36 and a rear panel, the aperture being in the first front panel. The side bladder may include a second front panel, the first and second front panels being flush in an undeployed condition. There may be a collapsible side wall 52 between the first front panel and the rear panel. There may be a collapsible side wall 54 between the first and second front panel. These side walls may have an accordion section.
Deployable plastic knee bolster with off-centered telescoping support chamber
2017-09-20
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
Deployable plastic knee bolster with off-centered telescoping support chamber
Europäisches Patentamt | 2017
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Kraftfahrwesen | 2004
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