US 12,257,971 B1
Knee airbag for a vehicle
Aaron Treglown, Ogden, UT (US)
Assigned to Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US)
Filed by Autoliv ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT (US)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/380,737.
Int. Cl. B60R 21/231 (2011.01); B60R 21/20 (2011.01); B60R 21/235 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/231 (2013.01) [B60R 21/20 (2013.01); B60R 21/235 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23169 (2013.01); B60R 2021/23547 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A knee airbag comprising:
a front panel;
a rear panel coupled to the front panel to define an inflation chamber; and
an intermediate panel between the front panel and the rear panel and within the inflation chamber, the intermediate panel connected to the rear panel by rows of first attachment points extending in a lateral direction across the knee airbag and connected to the front panel by rows of second attachment points extending in the lateral direction;
wherein the airbag includes a proximal bending area proximate a proximal end thereof, and
wherein in the proximal bending area of the airbag, longitudinal distances between adjacent rows of first and second attachment locations are greater than longitudinal distances between adjacent rows of second attachment locations.