Dampening driver airbag assemblies and related systems and methods

US10150441B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Autoliv ASP, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Terry Sella · Lake Orion, US
• David Palm · Davisburg, US
• Christopher Donald Morgan · Sterling Heights, US
• Marcus Weber · Forchheim, DE
• Yutaka Hirota · Mitaka, JP
• Zhiyong Jiang · Shanghai, CN
• Remi Baillivet · Beauvais, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 7, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 11, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 18, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16F1/3732
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Driver airbag cushion assemblies comprising dampening means. In some embodiments, the assembly may comprise a driver airbag module, a steering wheel armature, and an intermediate plate positioned between the driver airbag module and the steering wheel armature. The assembly may further comprise one or more horn actuators, such as horn springs coupled to the airbag module, and one or more dampening members. The one or more dampening members may be used to couple two or more of the armature, plate, and airbag module together. In some embodiments, the dampening member(s) may be functionally and/or physically decoupled from the one or more horn actuators.