AIR BAG DEVICE FOR PROTECTING KNEE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air bag device able of accurately protecting the knees. SOLUTION: This air bag device M for protecting the knees can protect the knees NL, NR of a driver by an air bag 26 inflated and developed by the inflow of inflating gas. The air bag 26 is folded and enclosed in a column cover 9 for covering a steering column 3, so as to be inflated and developed in the radial lateral directions around the steering column 3 from two openings 11L, 11R on both lateral sides on the lower face 9b side of the column cover 9.