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Vehicle steering wheel and steering wheel assembly having a vehicle steering wheel of this kind

US11370377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7References

19Claims

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Assignee

ZF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY GERMANY GMBH · DE

Inventors

Dominik Schütz · Heimbuchenthal, DE
Stefan Bachmann · Heimbuchenthal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62D1/04
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel (10) having a steering wheel axis (A) about which the vehicle steering wheel (10) can be rotated in the installed state, a steering wheel carcass (12) which has a hub section (14) in the region of the steering wheel axis (A), and a separate latching peg (18) for latching with an airbag module (20), which extends in the axial direction (22) and can be mounted on the steering wheel carcass (12), wherein the hub section (14) of the steering wheel carcass (12) has a rigid carcass hook (24) for latching with the airbag module (20), which extends in the axial direction (22), wherein the latching peg (18) adjoins the carcass hook (24) and partially surrounds same in the circumferential direction. The invention also relates to a steering wheel assembly having a vehicle steering wheel (10) of this kind.

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