A knee airbag device includes a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded
state inside a steering column cover inside which a projection body that
projects downward toward one side in a vehicle-width direction is
disposed in a rear area, and a cylindrical inflator that supplies the gas
to the knee airbag to deploy the knee airbag. The inflator is disposed
inside the steering column cover such that at least a portion of the
inflator is positioned in the rear area inside the steering column cover.
The inflator is disposed in substantially parallel with an axis of a
column tube such that the inflator is positioned below the column tube.
The end portion of the inflator, in which a gas injection port is formed,
faces toward a rear of the vehicle.