Driver's seat airbag device
US11865993B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/21543
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driver side airbag device with an airbag module including a steering wheel, an inflator, and a cushion. The steering wheel includes a housing portion that stores the airbag module and a cover member that seals the housing portion. The cover member has a design region on an occupant side, and a thin-walled portion formed from an upper portion region to a lower portion region of the design region that is cleaved open by an expansion pressure of the cushion to open cover doors. The thin-walled portion has a first plate thickness portion and a second plate thickness portion that is thinner than the first plate thickness portion. The second plate thickness portion is formed in the lower portion region of the design region.
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