EP1619086A3

Knee protection airbag device

Abstract

A knee protecting airbag device comprises an airbag (55), an inflator (47), a case (13) and an airbag cover (30) to be assembled with the case. The case houses the airbag and the inflator, and is fixed to the side of the vehicular body with its rear side open. The airbag cover includes an upward-openable door (44) which closes the opening of the case and opens when the airbag expands and inflates. As a result of the shape of the instrument panel, when the door is in the closed position, one side of the door may be closer to the vehicle occupant than the other. To avoid contact between the door and the vehicle occupant upon deployment of the airbag device, the sides of the door are of different lengths, the side closest to the occupant being shorter than the side farthest away.

EP1619086A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
EP0872388A2	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1-3
EP0891901A1	Cites	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	Search report	1-3
US6299209B1	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-3

17 members in 4 offices

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
2002005179	Japan	A	2002-01-11
2002005179	Japan	A	2002-01-11
2002005179	Japan	–	2002-01-11
2002005192	Japan	A	2002-01-11
2002005192	Japan	A	2002-01-11
2002005192	Japan	–	2002-01-11
2002169876	Japan	A	2002-06-11
2002169876	Japan	A	2002-06-11
2002169876	Japan	–	2002-06-11
03000337	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2003-01-09
03000337	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2003-01-09
03000337	–	–	–
2002005179	–	–	–
2002005192	–	–	–
2002169876	–	–	–
EP20030000337	–	–	–
JP20020005179	–	–	–
JP20020005192	–	–	–
JP20020169876	–	–	–

Members17

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Document	Office	Kind
EP1327564A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2003-07-16
US2003132618A1	United States of America	A1	2003-07-17
JP2003205814A	Japan	A	2003-07-22
JP2003205819A	Japan	A	2003-07-22
JP2004009985A	Japan	A	2004-01-15
EP1327564A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2004-05-19
US6902186B2	United States of America	B2	2005-06-07
EP1327564B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2005-12-21
EP1619086A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2006-01-25
DE60302804D1	Germany	D1	2006-01-26
EP1619086A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-05-24
DE60302804T2	Germany	T2	2006-07-20
JP3807310B2	Japan	B2	2006-08-09
JP3864855B2	Japan	B2	2007-01-10
EP1619086B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2007-05-30
DE60314189D1	Germany	D1	2007-07-12
DE60314189T2	Germany	T2	2008-02-07

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2022-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2022-08-02	Application deemed withdrawn, or ip right lapsed, due to non-payment of renewal feeWithdrawnR119	R119	DE
2021-05-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2013-01-24	Declaration of willingness to licenceR084	R084	DE
2012-12-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-31	Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]LapsedPG25	PG25	EP
2012-10-19	Notification of lapseLapsedST	ST	FR
2012-09-26	Gb: european patent ceased through non-payment of renewal feeCeasedGBPC	GBPC	EP
2011-07-29	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2011-05-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
2008-05-07	No opposition filedOpposition26N	26N	EP
2008-04-04	No opposition filed within time limitOppositionORIGINAL CODE: 0009261PLBE	PLBE	EP
2008-04-04	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMITSTAA	STAA	EP
2007-10-12	Fr: translation filedET	ET	EP
2007-07-12	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2007-05-30	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2007-05-30	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2007-05-30	European patent grantedGrantedFG4D	FG4D	GB
2007-04-27	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2007-04-24	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2007-01-31	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2006-11-23	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2006-09-06	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2006-05-24	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2006-04-07	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL	EP
2006-01-25	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC	EP
2006-01-25	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2005-12-09	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Knee protection airbag device

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