Air bag cover including horn switch
US5338059A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/21658
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pad assembly for an air bag device is provided which has a horn switch, and is directed to readily ensure adequate operation load of a switch, to improve productivity and to preventing an increase in the thickness of the portion of the pad where the switch is located. A pad 10 for an air bag device M is disposed on a steering wheel W, has an upper wall 11 and a side wall 12 extending downward from the peripheral edge of the upper wall 11, and further includes a horn switch. The pad 10 includes a covering layer 14 made of a soft synthetic resin, a hard insert 15 embedded in the side wall 12 of the pad 10, and a pressure sensitive switch 18 having metal sheets 19, 20 and 21 which offer a shape-retaining property and functioning as the horn switch. The pressure sensitive switch 18 is disposed on a rear surface of the upper wall 11 of the pad 10 with end portions 19 a, 20a and 21a thereof retained by the insert 15.
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