Equipment comprising an inflatable structure and a frangible fastening member, and vehicle provided therewith

摘要

The knee protector (1) for a motor vehicle occupant has an inflatable envelope (2) on a support (4) on which a force transfer plate is mounted by a frangible fixing (10). The protector has a sheath (12) with one open end (16) fixed to the plate (4) and the other open end (18) fixed to the plate. The frangible fixing has a flange (10) with the periphery fixed to the plate or support and the center (34) fixed to the other of these.