A knee protection airbag apparatus of this invention has an airbag having
a construction in which folded and accommodated below the area in front
of the knees of a passenger who is seated, and inflates upward toward the
rear of the vehicle so as to be capable of protecting the knees of the
passenger, when an inflating gas is inserted. The airbag includes a knee
protection inflation portion which is disposed on the upper side of the
airbag after completion of inflation and which is capable of protecting
both knees of the passenger, and a shin facing portion disposed below the
knee protection inflation portion after completion of inflation, in an
area extending substantially vertically so as to be at the position of
both shins of the passenger. Gas flow paths are disposed within both
right and left edge sides of the airbag and can cause the inflating gas
flowing at the lower part of the airbag to flow towards the knee
protection inflation portion while inhibiting the shin facing portion
from greatly inflating in the initial stage of inflation of the airbag.