Steering wheel unit, airbag module, and steering wheel body
US10532715B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/2037
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A steering wheel unit (10) for a motor vehicle having, a steering wheel body (12), an airbag module (20) accommodated in a hub region of the steering wheel body (12), which includes a housing (22), an inflator connected to the housing (22), and an airbag (29) folded into the housing (22), and at least three axial positioning units which define the axial position of the housing (22) when not pressed down with respect to the steering wheel body (12). Each of the three axial positioning units include an axial positioning element (40) connected on the module side to the housing (22), or an axial positioning element connected to the steering wheel body on the steering wheel body side, wherein the positioning element features a metal support unit (42). The at least three support units (42) are elements separate from each other.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.