Enhanced steering system utilizing fixed dab for occupant protection in frontal impacts with laterial loading
US10029642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D3/126
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering column system includes: a rotatable steering shaft that has a proximal end attached to a steering wheel and is configured to transfer rotational input at the steering wheel to a steering rack of the vehicle; a stationary driver-side airbag (DAB) shaft that is mounted in the vehicle and extends along the steering shaft; and a DAB module that contains an airbag and is fixedly mounted to a proximal end of the DAB shaft within a region of the steering wheel. The steering wheel and the steering shaft are configured to rotate independently of the DAB module and the DAB shaft, respectively.
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