WO2010050019A1 - 車両用ニーエアバッグ装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vehicle knee airbag device.
- the present invention has an object of obtaining a knee airbag device for a vehicle that can effectively protect both knees of a seated occupant regardless of the arrangement and shape of the airbag door with respect to the seat. is there.
- a knee airbag device for a vehicle is provided by forming a tear line on an interior panel of a vehicle, and the tear line is broken and deployed vertically to the interior panel.
- An airbag door that creates an opening, and is stored in a folded state on the opposite side of the vehicle interior side with respect to the interior panel and receives a gas supply from a gas generator, thereby breaking the tear line of the interior panel member by the deployment pressure
- a knee airbag that is deployed in the up and down direction and inflated and deployed toward the occupant's knee through the opening, and a portion of the airbag door that is located on one side of the seat in the vehicle width direction And the portion located on the other side, the timing at which the airbag door is deployed by the inflation pressure of the knee airbag differs. It includes a timing adjustment structure.
- the knee airbag when the knee airbag receives gas supply from the gas generator, for example, at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle, the knee airbag starts to expand and deploy.
- the interior panel that has received the deployment pressure of the knee airbag is broken at the tear line, and the airbag door formed on the interior panel is deployed (cleaved) up and down.
- the knee airbag is inflated and deployed toward the occupant's knee side on the passenger compartment side of the interior panel through an opening formed in the interior panel by the deployment of the airbag door. Thereby, a passenger
- the deployment timing of the airbag door differs between the one side and the other side with respect to the center in the vehicle width direction of the seat by the deployment timing adjustment structure. That is, it is possible to control (adjust) the inflation / deployment timing of the portion protecting the right knee and the portion protecting the left knee of the knee airbag.
- the knee airbag and the airbag door before deployment are formed or arranged asymmetrically with respect to the center in the vehicle width direction of the seat, or arranged in a posture inclined with respect to the seat, etc.
- the left and right knees can be well protected without depending on the tuning of the knee airbag (asymmetry of the deployed shape, folded shape, tether specifications, etc.).
- the knee airbag device for a vehicle can effectively protect both knees of a seated occupant regardless of the arrangement and shape of the airbag door with respect to the seat.
- the airbag door is disposed such that the center position in the vehicle width direction is offset in the vehicle width direction with respect to the center position in the vehicle width direction of the seat
- the deployment timing adjustment structure includes: It is good also as a structure comprised so that the side opposite to the vehicle width direction center of the said seat in the airbag door may be developed before the offset side.
- the airbag when the gas generator is activated, the airbag is located on the side opposite to the offset side of the airbag door with respect to the seat, that is, on the knee side far from the center in the vehicle width direction of the airbag door, before the other knee side.
- the door is unfolded.
- the airbag door is inclined or curved in a plan view so that the distance between the airbag door and the front edge of the seat differs in the vehicle front-rear direction on one side and the other side in the vehicle width direction.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure may be configured such that the side closer to the front edge of the seat in the airbag door is deployed before the far side.
- the airbag door when the gas generator is activated, the airbag door is deployed on the airbag door in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, on the front edge of the seat, that is, on the side close to the occupant's knee, before the far side.
- the knee airbag in the configuration in which the distance in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the seat front edges on the left and right sides of the airbag door is different, the knee airbag is deployed relatively early (preferentially) on the side where the distance from the occupant's knee is small. be able to.
- the knee far from the airbag door and the knee on the near side can be protected substantially equally.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure further includes a holding sheet that covers the folded knee airbag and has a tear line that is broken along with the inflation of the knee airbag along the vehicle width direction.
- the distance in the vehicle vertical direction between the tear line of the holding seat and the width direction tear line along the vehicle width direction of the interior panel is set to be smaller than the side that is deployed later than the side that is deployed first. It is good also as a structure comprised by this.
- the distance along the vehicle vertical direction between the tear line along the vehicle width direction formed on the holding seat that covers the folded knee airbag and the width direction tear line of the interior panel is the vehicle vertical direction.
- An airbag door (knee airbag) is deployed in advance on the side closer to the side and on the side farther away.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure is configured with a simple structure by utilizing the fact that the airbag door is easily deployed as the tear line of the holding sheet is closer to the tear line in the width direction of the interior panel.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure is deployed with a delay in a position where the vehicle seat vertical direction coincides with the tear line tear line of the holding seat and the interior panel width direction tear line on the side where the deployment is performed first.
- the tear line of the holding sheet and the width direction tear line of the interior panel may be offset in the vehicle vertical direction.
- a bag door (knee airbag) is deployed in advance.
- the preceding deployment side of the airbag door can be deployed in a shorter time, and the degree of freedom in setting the deployment time difference between the preceding deployment side and the delayed deployment side can be expanded.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure further includes a holding sheet that covers the folded knee airbag and has a tear line that is broken along with the inflation of the knee airbag along the vehicle width direction. Further, a configuration may be adopted in which the tear line that is deployed first in the tear line of the holding sheet is made more vulnerable to the deployment pressure of the knee airbag than the tear line that is deployed later. .
- the airbag door (the knee airbag) is opposed to the other side. ) Is expanded in advance.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure is configured with a simple structure by setting the strength difference with respect to the deployment pressure of the knee airbag in the tear line of the holding sheet.
- the tear line of the interior panel includes a width direction tear line along the vehicle width direction and a pair of left and right upper and lower tear lines extending in the vehicle vertical direction from both ends of the width direction tear line along the vehicle width direction.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure is configured such that the laterally spaced distance of the airbag door in the widthwise tear line with respect to the vehicle vertical direction center of the airbag door is delayed and deployed on the side that is deployed first. It is good also as a structure comprised by setting smaller than this.
- the portion sandwiched between the left and right upper and lower tear lines in the interior panel constitutes the airbag door.
- the airbag door receives the deployment pressure of the knee airbag, the upper portion with respect to the width direction tear line is expanded upward, and the lower portion with respect to the width direction tear line is expanded downward.
- the side closer to the vehicle vertical direction center of the airbag door in the width direction tear line is broken ahead of the far side. That is, the airbag door is deployed ahead of the far side where the width direction tear line is closer to the center of the airbag door in the vehicle vertical direction.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure is configured with a simple structure by using the fact that the airbag door is easily deployed as the width direction tear line of the interior panel is closer to the vehicle vertical direction center of the airbag door. It is configured.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure may be configured such that the width direction tear line coincides with the position of the center of the airbag door in the vehicle vertical direction on the side to be deployed first, and the width direction on the side to be deployed later.
- the tear line may be configured to be offset to the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the position of the airbag door in the vehicle vertical direction center.
- the position in the vehicle vertical direction of the width direction tear line of the interior panel coincides with the vehicle vertical direction center of the airbag door, and the width direction tear line is relative to the vehicle vertical direction center of the airbag door.
- An airbag door (knee airbag) is deployed ahead of the side that is offset upward.
- the preceding deployment side of the airbag door can be deployed in a shorter time, and the degree of freedom in setting the deployment time difference between the preceding deployment side and the delayed deployment side can be expanded.
- the delayed deployment side portion of the knee airbag contacts the occupant's knee above the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the preceding deployment side portion. For this reason, it can suppress that the part by the side of delayed deployment in a knee airbag presses a passenger
- the tear line of the interior panel includes a width direction tear line along the vehicle width direction and a pair of left and right upper and lower tear lines extending in the vehicle vertical direction from both ends of the width direction tear line along the vehicle width direction.
- the width direction tear line is positioned closer to the center of the airbag door in the vehicle vertical direction than the side deployed later than the side deployed first. Thus, it is good also as a structure comprised by inclining this width direction tear line.
- the portion sandwiched between the left and right upper and lower tear lines in the interior panel constitutes the airbag door.
- the airbag door receives the deployment pressure of the knee airbag, the upper portion with respect to the width direction tear line is expanded upward, and the lower portion with respect to the width direction tear line is expanded downward.
- the side closer to the vehicle vertical direction center of the airbag door in the width direction tear line inclined with respect to the horizontal plane (vehicle width direction) is broken ahead of the far side. That is, the airbag door is deployed ahead of the far side where the width direction tear line is closer to the center of the airbag door in the vehicle vertical direction.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure is configured with a simple structure by using the fact that the airbag door is easily deployed as the width direction tear line of the interior panel is closer to the vehicle vertical direction center of the airbag door. It is configured.
- the tear line of the interior panel includes a width direction tear line along the vehicle width direction and a width direction tear line along the vehicle width direction from both ends of the vehicle in the vertical direction.
- a pair of left and right upper and lower tear lines that extend, and the deployment timing adjustment structure is deployed with a delay in the side where the distance between the width direction tear line and the center of the knee airbag in the vehicle vertical direction is deployed first. It is good also as a structure comprised by arrange
- the portion sandwiched between the left and right upper and lower tear lines in the interior panel constitutes the airbag door.
- the airbag door receives the deployment pressure of the knee airbag, the upper portion with respect to the width direction tear line is expanded upward, and the lower portion with respect to the width direction tear line is expanded downward.
- the side closer to the vehicle vertical direction center of the knee airbag in the width direction tear line is broken ahead of the far side. That is, the airbag door is deployed in advance with respect to the far side where the width direction tear line is closer to the center of the knee airbag in the vehicle vertical direction.
- the deployment timing adjustment structure has a simple structure by utilizing the fact that the airbag door is easily deployed as the width direction tear line of the interior panel is closer to the vehicle vertical direction center of the knee airbag. It is configured.
- the interior panel may constitute a grab door provided in the instrument panel, and the knee airbag may be built in the grab door.
- the above configuration is applied to a grab door that is easily restricted by the arrangement and shape with respect to the seat. For this reason, in the configuration in which the knee airbag is built in the grab door, both knees of the seated occupant can be effectively protected regardless of the arrangement and shape of the airbag door.
- the knee airbag device for a vehicle has an excellent effect of being able to effectively protect both knees of a seated occupant regardless of the arrangement and shape of the airbag door with respect to the seat. .
- FIG. 5 is a side sectional view (an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing a positional relationship between a passenger seat knee airbag device and a seated occupant according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side of a vehicle. It is the rear view which looked at the passenger seat knee airbag device concerning the 1st embodiment of the present invention from the passenger compartment side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the grab door and airbag module which comprise the passenger seat knee airbag apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention.
- a glove door built-in type knee airbag device 10 for a passenger seat as a knee airbag device for a vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS.
- arrow FR, arrow UP, arrow RH, and arrow LH which are appropriately shown in the drawings, respectively indicate one of the front direction (traveling direction), the upward direction, and the vehicle width direction of the vehicle to which the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 is applied.
- the right side which is the side and the left side which is the other side are shown.
- a schematic overall configuration of the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 will be described, and then a left-right asymmetric structure which is a main part of the present invention will be described.
- FIG. 7 shows an external front view of an instrument panel 11 on which a passenger airbag knee airbag device 10 with a built-in grab door is mounted.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing the positional relationship between the grab door 20 and the occupant P seated on the passenger seat Sp as seen from the side of the vehicle.
- FIG. 5 shows an enlarged side sectional view (enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. 7) of the main part of the knee airbag device with a built-in grab door.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 the position of the instrument panel 11 facing the passenger's knee on the passenger seat side (left side in FIG. 7) (more precisely, the instrument constituting the lower part of the instrument panel 11)
- a grab box 14 is provided in the upper part of the ment panel lower 12 for storing small items.
- the center cluster 15 is located on the inner side of the instrument panel 11 with respect to the grab box 14 in the vehicle width direction, and the center console 17 is continuous with the rear lower end of the center cluster 15.
- the grab box 14 has a resin-made grab box main body 16 formed in a box shape and an opening 18 that opens toward the passenger compartment side (rear side of the vehicle) of the grab box main body 16. And a grab door 20 for opening and closing at the end side.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 is configured by incorporating an airbag module 40 in a grab door 20.
- the grab door 20 is disposed on the vehicle interior side and has a rectangular panel-shaped grab door outer 24 that forms a design surface, and the grab door outer 24 is disposed on the vehicle front side of the grab door outer 24.
- a rectangular frame-shaped grab door inner 26 fitted to the door outer 24 is provided.
- the grab door outer 24 and the grab door inner 26 are each made of resin and formed into a predetermined shape by injection molding or the like.
- the grab door outer 24 is configured as a two-layer structure of a base material 28 formed in a substantially rectangular panel shape and a skin 30 covering the surface of the base material 28 on the vehicle interior side. Although both the base material 28 and the skin 30 are made of resin, the skin 30 is made of a softer resin material than the base material 28.
- a pair of left and right stoppers 32 are erected from both sides of the lower edge side of the base material 28 in the grab door outer 24. Each stopper 32 extends from the general portion 28 ⁇ / b> A of the base material 28 in the direction perpendicular to the plane (the vehicle front side), and the tip of the stopper 32 when the grab door 20 is in the fully open position that maximizes the opening of the opening 18. It is a structure which fulfill
- a hinge 34 (see FIG. 5) formed in a substantially L shape in a side view is provided inside the stopper 32 in the grab door outer 24.
- One end of the hinge 34 is fixed to the grab box body 16 with a screw or the like, and when the grab door 20 is opened and closed, the grab door 20 rotates around the rotation center Q shown in FIG.
- a bag having a predetermined value or more is provided on an outwardly facing surface (surface on the grab door inner 26 side) of the general portion 28 ⁇ / b> A of the grab door outer 24 via an air bag door retainer 42 described later.
- a tear line 36 is set as a tear portion that is broken by the action of the expansion pressure (deployment pressure).
- the tear line 36 includes a width-direction central tear line 36A extending along the vehicle width direction at a substantially middle portion of the general portion 28A in the vehicle vertical direction, and a left-right extending from both ends of the width-direction central tear line 36A in the vehicle vertical direction.
- a pair of upper and lower tear lines 36B and a width direction upper and lower tear line 36C that connects the tips of the upper and lower tear lines 36B are formed.
- the grab door inner 26 is formed integrally with a rectangular frame-shaped bottom wall portion 26A facing the general portion 28A of the base material 28 of the grab door outer 24 and both side portions of the bottom wall portion 26A in the vehicle width direction.
- a notch 38 is formed at a position facing the stopper 32 of the grab door outer 24. A stopper 32 is inserted into the notch 38.
- the grab door outer 24 and the grab door inner 26 configured as described above are joined to each other via longitudinal and lateral ribs 39 (see FIG. 5) formed on at least one of them. Specifically, the grab door outer 24 and the grab door inner 26 are vibration welded at the tip of the rib 39. In addition, if it is the structure which can integrate the grab door outer 24 and the grab door inner 26, it may replace with a welding structure, for example, may use the fastening by a fastener, and may use vibration welding and fastening together. good. Between the base material 28 of the grab door outer 24 and the bottom wall portion 26A of the grab door inner 26, a space R for incorporating the airbag module 40 is formed as will be described later. That is, the grab door 20 is configured as a hollow structure.
- a resin-made airbag door retainer 42 is disposed between the above-described grab door outer 24 and the grab door inner 26.
- the airbag door retainer 42 includes a rectangular flat plate-shaped base portion 44 and a rectangular frame-shaped vertical wall portion 46 erected from the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 44.
- a plurality of locking holes 48 each formed as a rectangular opening are formed at predetermined intervals in the upper and lower portions of the vertical wall portion 46.
- the airbag door retainer 42 is joined to the base member 28 of the grab door outer 24 by welding or the like at the base portion 44.
- a plurality of reinforcing ribs 50 are provided between the vicinity of the outer peripheral portion of the base portion 44 and the vertical wall portion 46 so as to straddle both and formed in a right triangle shape in a side view. Yes.
- a slit 52 is formed in the central portion (the portion surrounded by the vertical wall portion 46) of the base portion 44 of the airbag door retainer 42.
- the slit 52 is formed in a substantially H shape when viewed from the front by connecting substantially horizontal portions of the pair of left and right upper and lower slits 52B in the vehicle vertical direction with the width direction slit 52A.
- the width direction slit 52A and the pair of left and right upper and lower slits 52B overlap the width direction center tear line 36A and the upper and lower tear line 36B of the tear line 36 over substantially the entire length in a front view, respectively.
- an airbag door 54 is formed on the grab door outer 24 side of the grab door 20.
- a portion surrounded by a tear line 36 (upper and lower tear lines 36B and 36C in the width direction) in the grab door outer 24 and a pair of left and right upper and lower slits 52B in the base portion 44 of the airbag door retainer 42 are formed.
- the portion sandwiched between the airbag doors 54 is an airbag door 54 that is deployed vertically with the width direction central tear line 36 ⁇ / b> A and the width direction slit 52 ⁇ / b> A as a boundary.
- the width direction central tear line 36 ⁇ / b> A and the width direction slit 52 ⁇ / b> A may be collectively referred to as a division line 54 ⁇ / b> A of the upper and lower airbag doors 54.
- the airbag door 54 is expanded vertically with the dividing line 54A as a boundary, thereby forming an opening 55 in the base 44 of the airbag door retainer 42 and the grab door outer 24 as shown in FIG. Has been.
- the division line 54A corresponds to the width direction tear line in the present invention.
- the example in which the slit 52 penetrating in the thickness direction is provided in the base portion 44 of the airbag door retainer 42 is shown.
- a concave groove (thin wall portion) is continuously formed instead of the slit 52.
- a hinge portion formed in a substantially V shape in a side view on the rotation center side that is the opposite side of the vehicle vertical direction to the dividing line 54A in the portion constituting the airbag door 54 of the airbag door retainer 42.
- the slack portion 56 (see FIG. 5) is formed.
- the upper and lower airbag doors 54 are smoothly deployed by extending (extending) the slack portion 56 when deployed vertically.
- corners of the upper and lower tear lines 36B and 36A in the tear line 36 and corners of the upper and lower slits 52B and 52A in the slit 52 are formed in an arc shape. As a result, the corners are rounded.
- an annular rib 60 extending toward the airbag door retainer 42 is integrally formed at the peripheral edge of the central opening 58 in the bottom wall portion 26 ⁇ / b> A of the grab door inner 26 described above.
- the upper and lower wall portions of the rib 60 are disposed substantially parallel to the outer sides of the upper and lower wall portions of the vertical wall portion 46 of the airbag door retainer 42 when the grab door 20 is assembled.
- the top ends of the upper and lower wall portions of the rib 60 are welded (vibration welded) to the base portion 44 of the airbag door retainer 42. Accordingly, the base portion 44 of the airbag door retainer 42 is fixed in a state of being sandwiched between the general portion 28 ⁇ / b> A of the base material 28 of the grab door outer 24 and the rib 60 of the grab door inner 26.
- the airbag module 40 is attached to the central opening 58 of the grab door inner 26.
- the airbag module 40 includes a metal module case 64.
- the module case 64 has a box shape with a shallow bottom.
- An inflator fixing portion 66 that is bulged toward the vehicle rear side by being punched in an isosceles trapezoidal shape from the vehicle front side is provided at the center lower portion of the bottom wall portion 64A of the module case 64 (see FIG. 8).
- the vertical cross-sectional shape of the inflator fixing portion 66 is a mountain shape raised inward of the module case 64 (see FIG. 5).
- a pair of left and right bolt insertion holes 68 are formed in the inclined portion 66A on the vehicle upper side in the inflator fixing portion 66 as shown in FIG.
- a pair of stud bolts 72 projecting radially outward from an axially intermediate portion of an inflator 70 to be described later are inserted into these bolt insertion holes 68, and nuts 74 are screwed together from the back side. .
- the inflator 70 is fastened and fixed to the inclined portion 66 ⁇ / b> A of the inflator fixing portion 66 of the module case 64.
- each mounting piece 78 is made of metal, has a fixed portion fixed to the side wall 64B of the module case 64, and a mounting seat portion extending outward in the width direction from the fixed portion. It is substantially “L” -shaped.
- a bolt insertion hole 76 that penetrates the mounting seat portion in the plate thickness direction (vehicle longitudinal direction) is formed at a substantially central portion of the mounting seat portion facing the vehicle longitudinal direction in the mounting piece 78.
- the module case 64 that is, the airbag module 40, is fixed to both side portions in the width direction with respect to the central opening 58 in the bottom wall portion 26 ⁇ / b> A of the grab door inner 26 in the plurality of attachment pieces 78.
- a bracket 80 provided with a weld nut 90 is disposed on the back side of the grab door inner 26 with respect to the bottom wall portion 26A.
- each mounting piece 78 (bolt insertion hole 76) and a bolt 95 that passes through the bottom wall portion 26A of the grab door inner 26 are screwed into the weld nut 90, whereby the airbag module 40 is fastened to the grab door inner 26.
- This is a fixed (not shown) configuration.
- a collar 98 is sandwiched between the head portion 95A of the bolt 95 and the bracket 80 so that an excessive fastening load does not act on the bottom wall portion 26A of the grab door inner 26 in a metal touch state.
- a long locking bracket 82 is attached to the upper and lower portions of the module case 64.
- An L-shaped locking piece 84 is integrally formed on one side of the locking bracket 82 (on the airbag door retainer 42 side) in a side view.
- a plurality of locking pieces 84 are provided corresponding to the aforementioned locking holes 48 formed in the vertical wall portion 46 of the airbag door retainer 42.
- the airbag door retainer 42 is attached to the module case 64 by inserting and locking the locking pieces 84 into the locking holes 48.
- an inflator 70 as a gas generator and a knee airbag 86 that is inflated by the gas ejected from the inflator 70 are assembled in the module case 64.
- the inflator 70 is formed in a cylindrical shape having an outer diameter that is housed in the module case 64.
- a gas ejection portion 88 is coaxially formed at one end of the inflator 70 in the axial direction. Further, the gas ejection portion 88 has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the inflator 70, and a plurality of gas ejection holes (not shown) are formed in the peripheral wall portion.
- the knee airbag 86 is stored in the module case 64 in a folded state. More specifically, the upper and lower portions of the knee airbag 86 in a flat-deployed state are folded in a bellows shape and brought close to the center, thereby being folded to a size that can be stored in the module case 64. And the said inflator 70 is inserted in the center part (height direction intermediate part) of knee airbag 86.
- the airbag module 40 includes a holding sheet 100 for maintaining the knee airbag 86 in the folded state. As shown in FIG. 2, the holding sheet 100 is wound around the knee airbag 86 that is folded with the inflator 70 accommodated inside, thereby covering the knee airbag 86 from front to back and from above and below.
- the holding sheet 100 is wound around the outside of the knee airbag 86 with one end locked to a stud bolt 72 protruding from the inflator 70, and the other end is overlapped with the one end.
- the stud bolt 72 penetrating the knee airbag 86 is fastened and fixed to the inflator fixing portion 66 of the module case 64 as described above. Therefore, the knee airbag 86 and the holding sheet 100 are assembled in a state of being sandwiched between the inflator 70 and the inflator fixing portion 66.
- the holding sheet 100 covers the outside of the knee airbag 86 as described above over substantially the entire width of the folded knee airbag 86 (module case 64).
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 is allowed to inflate and deploy the knee airbag 86 when the holding sheet 100 is broken at a tear line 102 described in detail later.
- the holding sheet 100 can be made of, for example, natural or synthetic fiber cloth (woven cloth), felt (nonwoven cloth), paper, resin sheet, or the like.
- the central opening 58 of the grab door inner 26 is closed by a resin back cover 92 formed in a rectangular flat plate shape after the airbag module 40 is assembled.
- a plurality of legs 94 are integrally formed from the four sides of the back cover 92 toward the grab door inner 26 side.
- a claw is formed at the tip of each leg 94.
- a plurality of rectangular insertion holes 96 are formed in the outer peripheral portion of the central opening 58 in the bottom wall portion 26 ⁇ / b> A of the grab door inner 26.
- the back cover 92 is attached to the front surface of the grab door inner 26 by inserting the leg portion 94 into the insertion hole 96 and elastically engaging it.
- the back cover 92 is configured to cover the fastening portion of the airbag module 40 by the mounting piece 78 described above from the front.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 described above operates as shown in FIG.
- the X-ray arrow portion shown in FIG. 4 is an “upper shin” of the occupant
- the upper shin X is a portion immediately below the kneecap (knee joint) Y.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 described above has a center line CLs (hereinafter simply referred to as “center line CLs”) indicating the center in the vehicle width direction of the passenger seat Sp as a seat, as shown in FIG. It is arranged offset in the vehicle width (left and right) direction.
- the knee airbag device 10 for the passenger seat has a center line CLg in the vehicle width direction of the grab box 14 (hereinafter simply referred to as “center line CLg”) of the passenger seat Sp.
- the center line CLs is arranged offset to the right (in the vehicle width direction).
- the center line CLg of the grab box 14 substantially coincides with the center line in the vehicle width direction of the airbag module 40 and the airbag door 54.
- the knee airbag 86 is configured such that the deployed shape is substantially symmetric with respect to the center line CLg, and the folded shape is substantially symmetric with respect to the center line CLg.
- the portion of the airbag door 54 that is located on the left side of the center line CLs is located on the right side of the center line CLs.
- the length in the vehicle width direction is shorter than that of the portion to be performed.
- the region Ak between the tops of the left and right knees Kl and Kr of the passenger P of the passenger seat Sp of the airbag door 54 is within the formation range Ad of the airbag door 54 in the vehicle width direction. It is the structure which overlaps over the full length.
- the tear line 102 of the holding sheet 100 is asymmetrically formed as shown in FIG. Specifically, a portion of the tear line 102 of the holding sheet 100 located on the left side with respect to the center line CLg of the grab box 14 is in the vehicle width direction (horizontal direction) at the center in the vertical direction of the holding sheet 100 (airbag module 40). ) Along the left tier line 102L. On the other hand, a portion of the tear line 102 located on the right side with respect to the center line CLg is a right tear line 102R disposed along the vehicle width direction below the left tear line 102L in the vehicle vertical direction. In this embodiment, the left tear line 102L and the right tear line 102R are connected by a center tear line 102C inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction.
- the left tier line 102L described above has a position in the vehicle vertical direction substantially coincided with a position in the vehicle vertical direction of the division line 54A of the airbag door 54. That is, the left tier line 102L overlaps the left side portion of the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54 in the rear view.
- the right tier line 102R is arranged offset to the lower side in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the division line 54A of the airbag door 54.
- the tear line 102 of the holding sheet 100 is more easily broken on the left side with respect to the center line CLg than the right side due to the deployment pressure accompanying the deployment of the knee airbag 86 (breaks in a short time). Is configured). Therefore, the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 is configured such that the deployment pressure associated with the deployment of the knee airbag 86 acts on the left side of the airbag door 54 with respect to the center line CLg earlier than the right side.
- the left-right asymmetry based on the difference (separation amount) in the vertical direction of the vehicle with respect to the split line 54A of the left tier line 102L and the right tier line 102R constituting the tier line 102 is developed in the present invention. This corresponds to the timing adjustment structure.
- the state is detected by a collision detection means (not shown), and a detection signal is output to the airbag ECU.
- the airbag ECU determines that the airbag is activated, various airbag devices on the driver's seat are activated, and the passenger P is seated on the passenger seat Sp (for example, the seat sensor or the back cell sensor is turned on).
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 also operates. That is, a predetermined current is applied to the squib of the inflator 70 of the airbag module 40 built in the grab door 20 to activate the inflator 70. Thereby, gas is generated from the inflator 70, and the gas is supplied into the knee airbag 86 stored in the grab door 20 in a folded state, and is inflated.
- the bag inflation pressure (deployment pressure) acting on the tear line 36 via the airbag door retainer 42 reaches a predetermined value
- the tear line 102 of the holding sheet 100, the grab door outer Twenty-four tear lines 36 break (break), and the airbag door 54 is deployed up and down.
- the opening 55 thus formed the knee airbag 86 is inflated and deployed in a gap between the occupant's knees Kl and Kr and the grab door 20 (instrument panel 11).
- the occupant's knees are restrained and protected by the knee airbag 86.
- the vertical position of the left tear line 102 ⁇ / b> L in the tear line 102 of the holding seat 100 coincides with the vertical position of the division line 54 ⁇ / b> A of the airbag door 54, while the right tear line 102 ⁇ / b> R.
- the knee airbag device 10 for the passenger seat Sp that is offset to the right with respect to the center line CLs of the passenger seat Sp, the right knee Kr and the left knee Kl of the passenger P of the passenger seat Sp are equally protected. can do.
- the linear tear line 502 along the vehicle width direction of the holding seat 100 substantially coincides with the division line 54 ⁇ / b> A of the airbag door 54. It is formed as follows.
- the knee airbag 86 has a right portion positioned on the right knee prior to the left portion restraining the left knee Kl. Kr is restrained.
- the occupant P in the passenger seat Sp is pressed with the right knee Kr stronger (in the left / right imbalance) than the left knee Kl.
- the tear line 102 of the holding seat 100 is broken by the deployment pressure of the knee airbag 86 so that the left tear line 102L precedes the right tear line 102R.
- the left side portion of the airbag door 54 receives the deployment pressure of the knee airbag 86 in advance of the right side portion. Therefore, the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54 is broken (cleaved) with the left side portion preceding the right side portion, and the airbag door 54 is deployed up and down with the left side portion preceding the right side portion. (The left portion of the opening 55 is formed ahead of the right portion).
- the knee airbag 86 is deployed on the vehicle compartment side with the left side portion preceding the right side portion.
- the left knee Kl positioned relatively apart from the center line CLg of the grab box 14 can be protected equivalently to the right knee Kr positioned close to the center line CLg. That is, the knee airbag device 10 for the passenger seat balances the left knee Kl and the right knee Kr of the occupant P without depending on the tuning of the knee airbag 86 (asymmetry of the deployed shape, the folded shape, the tether specifications, etc.). Can be restrained and protected equally well.
- the deployability of the airbag door 54 (the knee airbag 86) is controlled by the left-right asymmetry of the tear line 102 of the holding seat 100. Can do.
- the grab box 14 airbag door 54
- both knees Kr and Kl of the seated occupant P can be effectively protected.
- the vertical position of the tear line 102 of the holding sheet 100 covering the knee airbag 86 is partially offset vertically relative to the division line 54 ⁇ / b> A of the airbag door 54.
- the deployability of the airbag door 54 (the knee airbag 86) is controlled. That is, in the passenger seat knee airbag device 10, the tear line 102 of the holding seat 100 is disposed close to the dividing line 54 ⁇ / b> A (the center of the airbag door 54 in the vehicle vertical direction) of the airbag door 54 in the vehicle vertical direction.
- the structure that controls the deployability of the airbag door 54 with a simple structure is configured by utilizing the fact that the airbag door 54 is easily deployed.
- the vertical position of the left tear line 102L is substantially coincident with the vertical position of the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54, and the vertical position of the right tear line 102R is offset with respect to the vertical position of the dividing line 54A.
- the bag door 54 can be unfolded in the left side portion in a short time. For this reason, the inflating and deploying time of the entire knee airbag 86 (time required for restraining both knees Kr and Kl) can be shortened. In addition, the setting range of the deployment time difference between the left side and the right side of the knee airbag 86 can be widened.
- FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a main part of a passenger seat knee airbag device 110 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- a linear tear line 112 along the vehicle width direction is formed on the holding seat 100 in place of the tear line 102 whose position in the vertical direction is asymmetrical in the left-right direction. It differs from the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 in that it is formed.
- the tier line 112 has a left tier line 112L that is a left side portion thereof and a right tier line 112R that is a right side portion thereof.
- the left tier line 112L is formed by arranging a plurality of cutout portions (slits) 114 in the holding sheet 100 in a straight line
- the right tier line 112R is formed by straightening a plurality of cutout portions 116 in the holding sheet 100. It is arranged and formed in a shape.
- the cutout portion 114 is formed to be longer than the cutout portion 116 in the vehicle width direction. That is, the left tear line 112L is configured such that the number of uncut portions between the cutout portions 114 is smaller than the number of uncut portions between the plurality of cutout portions 116 in the right tear line 112R. Therefore, the left tier line 112L is more vulnerable to the deployment pressure of the knee airbag 86 than the right tier line 112R.
- the tear line 102 of the holding sheet 100 is more likely to be broken on the left side with respect to the center line CLg than the right side due to the deployment pressure accompanying the deployment of the knee airbag 86 (breaks in a short time). Is configured).
- the deployment pressure associated with the deployment of the knee airbag 86 acts on the left side of the airbag door 54 with respect to the center line CLg earlier than the right side. Therefore, in this embodiment, the left-right asymmetry based on the intensity difference between the left tier line 112L and the right tier line 112R constituting the tier line 112 corresponds to the deployment timing adjustment structure in the present invention.
- Other configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 110 are the same as the corresponding configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 10, including portions not shown.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 110 according to the second embodiment can basically obtain the same effect by the same operation as the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 according to the first embodiment. it can. Further, in the passenger seat knee airbag device 110, the airbag door 54 (knee airbag) is not affected by the difference in strength between the right and left of the tear line 112 itself, regardless of the positional relationship between the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54 and the tear line 112. 86) can be controlled.
- the holding sheet 100 is provided on the right side portion 100R and the left side portion 100L which is narrower than the right side portion 100R in the portion covering the knee airbag 86 on the opening side of the module case 64 in the holding sheet 100. It is good also as a structure which formed the window part 118 spaced apart.
- tier lines 119R and 119L in which a plurality of cutout portions 114 are arranged along the vehicle width direction are formed in the right portion 100R and the left portion 100L.
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a main part of a passenger seat knee airbag device 120 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- a linear tear line 122 similar to the tear line 502 according to the comparative example is formed on the holding sheet 100, while the grab door 20 is the airbag door.
- an airbag door 124 is provided instead of the passenger seat 54.
- the airbag door 124 is different from the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54 in that the upper and lower dividing lines 124A as the width direction tear lines are asymmetrical.
- the upper and lower dividing lines 124A are composed of a width direction central tear line 36A formed in the grab door outer 24 and a width direction slit 52A formed in the airbag door retainer 42.
- the width direction central tear line 36A and the width direction slit 52A in the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 are the width direction center tear line 36A and the width direction slit 52A in the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 as follows. It can be understood that the shape is different.
- the left side portion of the dividing line 124A of the airbag door 124 is a vehicle whose vehicle vertical position is the center line CLd of the airbag door 124 in the vehicle vertical direction (hereinafter simply referred to as “center line CLd”).
- the left dividing line 124AL is substantially coincident with the vertical position.
- the right portion of the dividing line 124A is a right dividing line 124AR whose position in the vehicle vertical direction is offset to the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the center line CLd.
- the left division line 124AL and the right division line 124AR are connected by a center division line 124AC that is inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction.
- the dividing line 124A of the airbag door 124 is more likely to be broken on the left side with respect to the center line CLg of the grab box 14 than on the right side due to the deployment pressure associated with the deployment of the knee airbag 86. It is configured to be broken in a short time. That is, the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 is configured such that the airbag door 124 is more easily deployed on the left side than the right side (deployed in a short time). Therefore, in this embodiment, the left-right asymmetry of the shape of the dividing line 124A of the airbag door 124 corresponds to the deployment timing adjustment structure in the present invention.
- Other configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 are the same as the corresponding configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 including a portion (not shown).
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 can basically obtain the same effect by the same operation as the passenger seat knee airbag device 10 according to the first embodiment. it can. That is, in the passenger seat knee airbag device 120, the tear line 122 of the holding seat 100 is broken at substantially the same time on the left and right sides, and the deployment pressure of the knee airbag 86 acts on each part of the airbag door 124 substantially uniformly. In the dividing line 124A, the left dividing line 124AL near the center line CLd of the airbag door 124 is broken ahead of the right dividing line 124AR.
- the deployability of the airbag door 124 (the knee airbag 86) is the same as that of the knee airbag device 10 for the passenger seat due to the asymmetry of the dividing line 124A of the airbag door 124. Can be controlled.
- both knees Kr and Kl of the seated occupant P can be effectively protected.
- the vertical position of the dividing line 124A of the airbag door 124 is asymmetrical so that the deployability of the airbag door 124 (the knee airbag 86) is controlled. is there. That is, the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 uses the fact that the airbag door 124 is more easily deployed as the dividing line 124A is arranged closer to the center line CLd of the airbag door 124 in the vehicle vertical direction.
- a structure that controls the deployability of the airbag door 124 with a simple structure is configured.
- the vertical position of the left split line 124AL is substantially coincident with the vertical position of the center line CLd of the airbag door 124, and the vertical position of the right split line 124AR is that of the airbag door 124. It is offset with respect to the vertical position of the center line CLd.
- the airbag door 124 can be deployed in the left side portion in a short time. Thereby, the expansion and deployment time of the entire knee airbag 86 (the time required for restraining both knees Kr and Kl) can be shortened.
- the setting range of the deployment time difference between the left side and the right side of the knee airbag 86 can be widened.
- the right split line 124AR is positioned above the center line CLd of the airbag door 124, so that the right airbag 86 has a right portion on the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the left portion. It is expanded with. For this reason, the right airbag 86 comes into contact with the upper part of the right leg of the seated occupant P (the part closer to the right knee Kr). As a result, since the knee airbag 86 is located closer to the knee airbag 86 than the left knee Kl, the shin portion under the right knee Kr where a large pressing force is easily applied from the knee airbag 86 is caused by the inflation and deployment of the knee airbag 86. Pressing with a strong force is suppressed.
- the right leg relatively close to the folded knee airbag 86 is the knee airbag 86. It is easy to be pushed strongly.
- the airbag door 124 is advanced in advance on the left side so as to alleviate the imbalance in the restrained state of the left and right legs, and the right leg. Is set on the upper side close to the right knee Kr, as described above, the shin portion under the right knee Kr is suppressed from being pressed with a strong force.
- FIG. 12 is a front view (rear view) showing an airbag door retainer 42 that constitutes a passenger seat knee airbag device 130 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 130 is different from the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 in that the grab door 20 includes an airbag door 134 instead of the airbag door 124.
- the airbag door 134 is common to the airbag door 124 in that the upper and lower dividing lines 134A as the width direction tear lines are asymmetrical in the left and right directions, but the width direction central tear line 36A constituting the dividing line 134A ( The shape of the width direction slit 52A) is different from that of the dividing line 124A.
- the dividing line 134A of the airbag door 134 is formed in a straight line inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction. At the left end of the dividing line 134A, the position of the vehicle in the vertical direction is substantially coincident with the center line CLd of the airbag door 134. Further, the right end of the dividing line 134A is offset upward in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the center line CLd of the airbag door 134.
- the dividing line 134A of the airbag door 134 is more likely to be broken on the left side with respect to the center line CLg of the grab box 14 than on the right side due to the deployment pressure accompanying the deployment of the knee airbag 86. It is configured to be broken in a short time. That is, the passenger seat knee airbag device 130 is configured such that the airbag door 134 is more easily deployed on the left side than the right side (deployed in a short time). Therefore, in this embodiment, the left-right asymmetry of the shape of the dividing line 134A of the airbag door 134 corresponds to the deployment timing adjustment structure in the present invention.
- Other configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 130 are the same as the corresponding configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 120, including a portion not shown.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 130 according to the fourth embodiment is basically the same as the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 (passenger seat knee airbag device 10) according to the third embodiment. The same effect can be obtained by the action.
- FIG. 13 is a front view (rear view) showing an airbag door retainer 42 that constitutes a passenger seat knee airbag device 140 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 140 is different from the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 in that the grab door 20 includes an airbag door 144 instead of the airbag door 124.
- the airbag door 144 is the same as the airbag door 124 in that the upper and lower dividing lines 144A as the width direction tear lines are asymmetrical in the left-right direction, but the width direction central tear line 36A constituting the dividing line 144A ( The shape of the width direction slit 52A) is different from that of the dividing line 124A.
- the division line 144A is formed symmetrically with respect to the distance in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the center line CLd of the airbag door 144. More specifically, the dividing line 144A is formed in a straight line inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction so that the right end is located above the left end in the vehicle vertical direction, and the center line is at the center in the vehicle width direction. Crosses CLd.
- the airbag module 40 is disposed offset from the airbag door 144 in the vehicle vertical direction.
- the airbag module 40 is arranged such that its upper and lower center line CLm (hereinafter simply referred to as “center line CLm”) is positioned below the upper and lower center line CLd of the airbag door 144.
- the air bag door 144 is offset downward. Therefore, in the passenger seat knee airbag device 140, the division line 144A intersects the center line CLm (the tear line 122 of the holding seat 100) of the airbag module 40 in the right side portion in the rear view.
- the dividing line 144 ⁇ / b> A is asymmetrical with respect to the distance in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the center line CLm of the airbag module 40.
- the dividing line 144A of the airbag door 144 is more likely to be broken on the left side with respect to the center line CLg of the grab box 14 than on the right side due to the deployment pressure associated with the deployment of the knee airbag 86. It is configured to be broken in a short time. That is, the passenger seat knee airbag device 140 is configured such that the airbag door 144 is more easily deployed on the left side than the right side (deployed in a short time). Therefore, in this embodiment, the left-right asymmetry of the dividing line 144A of the airbag door 144 with respect to the center line CLm of the airbag module 40 corresponds to the deployment timing adjustment structure in the present invention.
- Other configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 140 are the same as the corresponding configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 120, including a portion not shown.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 140 according to the fifth embodiment is basically the same as the passenger seat knee airbag device 120 (passenger seat knee airbag device 10) according to the third embodiment. The same effect can be obtained by the action.
- FIG. 14 is a front view (rear view) showing an airbag door retainer 42 constituting a passenger seat knee airbag device 150 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 150 is different from the passenger seat knee airbag device 140 in that the airbag module 40 is inclined with respect to the grab door 20 (grab box 14). Is different.
- the airbag module 40 is disposed as a whole so that the right side portion is positioned above the left side portion in the vehicle vertical direction. Therefore, the center line CLm (the tear line 122 of the holding seat 100) in the vehicle vertical direction of the airbag module 40 is inclined so that the right end is located above the left end. Corresponding to the arrangement of the airbag module 40, an airbag door 154 inclined with respect to the grab door 20 is formed.
- the left and right upper and lower tear lines 36B and the upper and lower slits 52B forming the left and right edges of the airbag door 154 are inclined with respect to the vehicle vertical direction so that the upper ends are located on the left side with respect to the lower ends and are parallel to each other. Yes.
- the width direction central tear line 36A and the width direction slit 52A forming the upper and lower dividing lines 154A of the airbag door 154 are straight and inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction so that the right end is located above the left end in the vehicle vertical direction. Is formed.
- the dividing line 154A as the width direction tear line has an inclination angle with respect to the vehicle width direction larger than an inclination angle with respect to the vehicle width direction of the airbag module 40.
- the dividing line 154A intersects the center line CLd of the airbag door 154 at the center in the vehicle width direction. That is, the dividing line 154A is formed symmetrically with respect to the distance in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the center line CLd of the airbag door 154.
- the airbag module 40 is disposed offset from the airbag door 154 in the vehicle vertical direction.
- the airbag module 40 has a center line CLm that intersects the center line CLd of the airbag door 154 on the right side of the center in the vehicle width direction (a portion located below the center line CLd in the center line CLm). Is longer than the portion positioned above), and is offset downward with respect to the airbag door 154. Therefore, in the passenger seat knee airbag device 150, the dividing line 154 ⁇ / b> A is asymmetrical in the vehicle vertical distance from the center line CLm of the airbag module 40.
- the dividing line 154A of the airbag door 154 is more likely to be broken on the left side with respect to the center line CLg of the grab box 14 than on the right side due to the deployment pressure accompanying the deployment of the knee airbag 86. It is configured to be broken in a short time. That is, the passenger seat knee airbag device 150 is configured such that the airbag door 154 is more easily deployed on the left side than the right side (deployed in a short time). Therefore, in this embodiment, the left-right asymmetry of the dividing line 154A of the airbag door 154 with respect to the center line CLm of the airbag module 40 corresponds to the deployment timing adjustment structure in the present invention.
- Other configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 150 are the same as the corresponding configurations of the passenger seat knee airbag device 140, including a portion not shown.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 140 according to the fifth embodiment (passenger seat knee airbag devices 10 and 120) is basically also provided by the passenger seat knee airbag device 150 according to the sixth embodiment. The same effect can be obtained by the same action.
- the airbag module 40 In the configuration in which the airbag module 40 is inclined with respect to the airbag door retainer 42, it may be configured as in the reference example shown in FIG.
- the upper and lower dividing lines 158A of the airbag door 158 extend along the center line CLm of the airbag module 40 (the tear line 122 of the holding seat 100). Yes.
- the knee airbag device 155 for the passenger seat the knee airbag 86 is deployed on the left side and the right side, but the right side portion is deployed on the upper side in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the left side portion.
- the shin portion under the right knee Kr is pressed with a strong force by the inflation and deployment of the knee airbag 86. It is suppressed.
- (Seventh embodiment) 16 shows an essential part of a knee airbag device 160 for a passenger seat according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention in an exploded perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1, and FIG.
- the knee airbag device 160 is shown in a plan view corresponding to FIG.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 160 is applied to an automobile having a round-shaped instrument panel 11 that is curved in plan view. Is different.
- the instrument panel 11 and the grab box 14 have a round shape such that the rear surface is positioned rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction toward the center cluster 15 side (vehicle width direction inner side).
- the base portion 44 of the airbag door retainer 42 is located in the rear in the vehicle longitudinal direction as it goes inward in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIG. Is so curved.
- the airbag door 54 is configured such that the distance D along the vehicle front-rear direction with the front edge Spf of the passenger seat Sp decreases toward the right side.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 160 is configured such that the airbag door 54 (the knee airbag 86) is disposed closer to the right knee Kr in the vehicle front-rear direction than the left knee Kl.
- the tear line 162 of the holding sheet 100 is asymmetrically formed. Specifically, the tear line 162 of the holding sheet 100 is located along the vehicle width direction (horizontal direction) at the center of the holding sheet 100 in the vertical direction at the right side of the center line CLg of the grab box 14. The right tier line 162R. On the other hand, a portion of the tear line 162 positioned on the left side with respect to the center line CLg is a left tear line 162L disposed along the vehicle width direction below the right tear line 162R in the vehicle vertical direction. In this embodiment, the left tier line 162L and the right tier line 162R are connected by a center tier line 162C that is inclined with respect to the vehicle width direction.
- the position of the right side tear line 162R described above in the vehicle vertical direction substantially coincides with the position of the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54 in the vehicle vertical direction. That is, the right side tear line 162R overlaps the left side portion of the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54 in the rear view.
- the left tier line 162L is arranged offset to the lower side in the vehicle vertical direction with respect to the division line 54A.
- the tear line 162 of the holding sheet 100 is more likely to be broken on the right side with respect to the center line CLg than on the left side due to the deployment pressure accompanying the deployment of the knee airbag 86 (break in a short time). Is configured). Therefore, the passenger seat knee airbag device 160 is configured such that the deployment pressure associated with the deployment of the knee airbag 86 acts on the right side of the airbag door 54 with respect to the center line CLg earlier than the left side.
- the difference in the relative position (separation amount in the vehicle vertical direction) of the left tier line 162L and the right tier line 162R constituting the tier line 162 with respect to the division line 54A corresponds to the deployment timing adjustment structure in the present invention. To do.
- the state is detected by a collision detection means (not shown), and a detection signal is output to the airbag ECU.
- the airbag ECU determines that the airbag is activated, various airbag devices on the driver's seat are activated, and the passenger P is seated on the passenger seat Sp (for example, the seat sensor or the back cell sensor is turned on).
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 160 also operates. That is, a predetermined current is applied to the squib of the inflator 70 of the airbag module 40 built in the grab door 20 to activate the inflator 70. Thereby, gas is generated from the inflator 70, and the gas is supplied into the knee airbag 86 stored in the grab door 20 in a folded state, and is inflated.
- the bag inflation pressure (deployment pressure) acting on the tear line 36 via the airbag door retainer 42 reaches a predetermined value
- the twenty-four tear lines 36 are broken (broken), and the pair of airbag doors 54 are deployed vertically.
- the knee airbag 86 is inflated and deployed in a gap between the occupant's knee and the grab door 20 (instrument panel 11). As a result, the occupant's knees are restrained and protected by the knee airbag 86.
- the vertical position of the right tear line 162R in the tear line 162 of the holding seat 100 coincides with the vertical position of the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54, while the left tear line 162L.
- the knee airbag 86 can be inflated and deployed in a short time toward the right knee Kr that is closer to the grab box 14 in the vehicle longitudinal direction than the left knee Kr.
- the knee airbag device 160 for the passenger seat effectively deploys the right knee Kr, which has a relatively short idling distance during a frontal collision, by deploying the right portion of the knee airbag 86 at an early stage relative to the left portion. Can be restrained (protected).
- the deployability of the airbag door 54 (the knee airbag 86) can be controlled by the asymmetry of the tear line 162 of the holding seat 100. it can.
- both knees Kr and Kl of the seated occupant P can be effectively protected.
- the vertical position of the tear line 162 of the holding sheet 100 covering the knee airbag 86 is partially offset vertically relative to the division line 54 ⁇ / b> A of the airbag door 54.
- the deployability of the airbag door 54 (the knee airbag 86) is controlled.
- the tear line 162 of the holding seat 100 is disposed close to the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54 (the center of the airbag door 54 in the vehicle vertical direction) in the vehicle vertical direction.
- the structure that controls the deployability of the airbag door 54 with a simple structure is configured by utilizing the fact that the airbag door 54 is easily deployed.
- the vertical position of the right tear line 162R is substantially coincident with the vertical position of the dividing line 54A of the airbag door 54, and the vertical position of the left tear line 162L is offset with respect to the vertical position of the dividing line 54A.
- the bag door 54 can be unfolded in the left side portion in a short time. For this reason, the inflating and deploying time of the entire knee airbag 86 (time required for restraining both knees Kr and Kl) can be shortened. In addition, the setting range of the deployment time difference between the left side and the right side of the knee airbag 86 can be widened.
- the present invention is not limited to this example.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 160 may be configured by applying the deployment timing adjustment structure in the sixth embodiment.
- a portion constituting the asymmetry such as the tear line 162 with respect to the tear line 102, is described in the second to sixth aspects. What is necessary is just to invert and apply with respect to embodiment.
- the airbag door retainer 42 is provided as the interior panel.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the airbag door retainer 42 is not provided (the grab door outer 24 May also serve as the airbag door retainer 42).
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 150 is operated.
- a collision prediction means such as a pre-crash sensor is mounted on the vehicle.
- the passenger seat knee airbag device 150 may be activated when a collision is predicted by the collision prediction means.
- the inflator 70 and the knee airbag 86 are communicated by a communication means such as a hose, the inflator 70 is provided on the grab box main body 16 side, the instrument panel 11 side, or the instrument panel reinforcement. It may be provided in a body such as an air conditioner unit or in equipment such as an air conditioner unit.
- the passenger seat Sp is arranged on the left side.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the passenger seat Sp may be arranged on the right side.
- the present invention is applied to the knee airbag devices 10 to 160 for the passenger seat with the grab door in which the airbag module 40 is assembled to the grab box 14 is shown.
- the airbag module 40 may be assembled to the instrument panel lower 12 as an interior panel. This configuration is applicable to a knee airbag device for a driver seat, for example.
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図7には、グラブドア内蔵型の助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置10が搭載されたインストルメントパネル11の外観正面図が示されている。また、図6には、グラブドア20と助手席Spへの着座乗員Pとの位置関係を車両側方から見て示す概略縦断面図が示されている。さらに、図5には、グラブドア内蔵型のニーエアバッグ装置の要部拡大側断面図(図7の5-5線に沿った拡大断面図)が示されている。
以上説明した助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置10は、図3に示される如く、座席としての助手席Spの車幅方向中央を示す中心線CLs(以下、単に「中心線CLs」という)に対し、車幅(左右)方向にオフセットして配置されている。助手席Spが左側に配置された本実施形態では、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置10は、グラブボックス14の車幅方向中心線CLg(以下、単に「中心線CLg」という)が助手席Spの中心線CLsに対し右側(車幅方向内側)にオフセットして配置されている。
図9には、本発明の第2の実施形態に係る助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置110の要部が図1に対応する分解斜視図にて示されている。この図に示される如く、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置110は、上下方向位置が左右非対称とされたティアライン102に代えて、車幅方向に沿って直線状のティアライン112が保持シート100に形成されている点で、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置10とは異なる。
図11には、本発明の第3の実施形態に係る助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置120の要部が図1に対応する分解斜視図にて示されている。この図に示される如く、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置120は、上記比較例に係るティアライン502と同様の直線状のティアライン122が保持シート100に形成される一方、グラブドア20がエアバッグドア54に代えてエアバッグドア124を備える点で、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置10とは異なる。
図12には、本発明の第4の実施形態に係る助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置130を構成するエアバッグドアリテーナ42が正面図(背面図)にて示されている。この図に示される如く、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置130は、グラブドア20がエアバッグドア124に代えてエアバッグドア134を備える点で、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置120とは異なる。
図13には、本発明の第5の実施形態に係る助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置140を構成するエアバッグドアリテーナ42が正面図(背面図)にて示されている。この図に示される如く、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置140は、グラブドア20がエアバッグドア124に代えてエアバッグドア144を備える点で、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置120とは異なる。
図14には、本発明の第6の実施形態に係る助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置150を構成するエアバッグドアリテーナ42が正面図(背面図)にて示されている。この図に示される如く、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置150は、エアバッグモジュール40がグラブドア20(グラブボックス14)に対し傾斜して配置されている点で、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置140とは異なる。
図16には、本発明の第7の実施形態に係る助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置160の要部が図1に対応する分解斜視図にて示されており、図17には、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置160が図3に対応する平面図にて示されている。これらの図に示される如く、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置160は、平面視で湾曲されたラウンド形状のインストルメントパネル11を有する自動車に適用されている点で、助手席用ニーエアバッグ装置10とは異なる。
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- 車両の内装パネルにティアラインを形成することで設けられ、前記ティアラインが破断されて上下に展開されることで前記内装パネルに開口部を生じさせるエアバッグドアと、
前記内装パネルに対する車室側と反対側に折り畳み状態で格納され、ガス発生装置からガス供給を受けることで、展開圧によって前記内装パネル部材のティアラインを破断すると共に前記エアバッグドアを上下に展開させ、前記開口部を通じて乗員の膝側へ向けて膨張展開されるニーエアバッグと、
前記エアバッグドアにおける座席の車幅方向中央に対する一方側に位置する部分と他方側に位置する部分とで、該エアバッグドアが前記ニーエアバッグの膨張圧によって展開されるタイミングを異ならせる展開タイミング調整構造と、
を備えた車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 前記エアバッグドアは、車幅方向の中央の位置が座席における車幅方向中央の位置に対し該車幅方向にオフセットされて配置されており、
前記展開タイミング調整構造は、前記エアバッグドアにおける前記座席の車幅方向中央に対しオフセットした側と反対側がオフセット側よりも先に展開されるように構成されている請求項1記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 前記エアバッグドアは、車幅方向の一方側と他方側とで前記座席の前縁に対する車両前後方向の間隔が異なるように、平面視で傾斜又は湾曲されており、
前記展開タイミング調整構造は、前記エアバッグドアにおける前記座席の前縁に近い側が遠い側よりも先に展開されるように構成されている請求項1記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 折り畳まれた前記ニーエアバッグを覆い、該ニーエアバッグの膨張に伴い破断されるティアラインが車幅方向に沿って形成された保持シートをさらに備え、
前記展開タイミング調整構造は、前記保持シートのティアラインと前記内装パネルの車幅方向に沿った幅方向ティアラインとの車両上下方向の離間量を、先に展開される側において遅れて展開される側よりも小さく設定することで構成されている請求項1~請求項3の何れか1項記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 前記展開タイミング調整構造は、先に展開される側において前記保持シートのティアラインと前記内装パネルの幅方向ティアラインとで車両上下方向の位置を一致させ、遅れて展開される側において前記保持シートのティアラインと前記内装パネルの幅方向ティアラインとを車両上下方向にオフセットさせて構成されている請求項4記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。
- 折り畳まれた前記ニーエアバッグを覆い、該ニーエアバッグの膨張に伴い破断されるティアラインが車幅方向に沿って形成された保持シートをさらに備え、
前記展開タイミング調整構造は、前記保持シートのティアラインにおける先に展開される側のティアラインを遅れて展開される側のティアラインよりも前記ニーエアバッグの展開圧に対し脆弱化して構成されている請求項1~請求項3の何れか1項記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 前記内装パネルのティアラインは、車幅方向に沿った幅方向ティアラインと、該幅方向ティアラインの両端から車両上下方向に延びる左右一対の上下ティアラインとを含んでおり、
前記展開タイミング調整構造は、前記幅方向ティアラインの前記エアバッグドアの車両上下方向中央に対する車両上下方向の離間量を、先に展開される側において遅れて展開される側よりも小さく設定することで構成されている請求項1~請求項3の何れか1項記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 前記展開タイミング調整構造は、先に展開される側において前記幅方向ティアラインを前記エアバッグドアの車両上下方向中央の位置に一致させ、遅れて展開される側において前記幅方向ティアラインを前記エアバッグドアの車両上下方向中央の位置に対し車両上下方向の上側にオフセットさせて構成されている請求項7記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。
- 前記内装パネルのティアラインは、車幅方向に沿った幅方向ティアラインと、該車幅方向に沿った幅方向ティアラインの両端から車両上下方向に延びる左右一対の上下ティアラインとを有しており、
前記展開タイミング調整構造は、先に展開される側において遅れて展開される側よりも前記幅方向ティアラインが前記エアバッグドアの車両上下方向中央に近接して位置するように、該幅方向ティアラインを傾斜させることで構成されている請求項1~請求項3の何れか1項記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 前記内装パネルのティアラインは、車幅方向に沿った幅方向ティアラインと、該車幅方向に沿った幅方向ティアラインの両端から車両上下方向に延びる左右一対の上下ティアラインとを有しており、
前記展開タイミング調整構造は、前記幅方向ティアラインの前記ニーエアバッグの車両上下方向中央に対する離間量が先に展開される側において遅れて展開される側よりも小さくなるように、該ニーエアバッグを前記エアバッグドアに対し車両上下方向にオフセットして配置することで構成されている請求項1~請求項3の何れか1項記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。 - 前記内装パネルは、インストルメントパネルに設けられたグラブドアを構成しており、
前記ニーエアバッグが前記グラブドアに内蔵されている請求項1~請求項10の何れか1項記載の車両用ニーエアバッグ装置。
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