Steering with airbag module
US6439599B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D1/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a steering wheel having an air-bag module which has a gas generator and an air bag and is covered with respect to the passenger compartment by means of a covering cap provided on the upper side of the steering wheel, the gas generator being provided as an oscillation damper by being mounted in the air-bag module in at least one element which is elastically deformable when the steering wheel oscillates. According to the invention, the gas generator (6) is peripherally mounted in the elastically deformable element (3, 34) and/or the elastically deformable element (19) has a peripheral sealing lip (26) which, after the gas generator is ignited, bears against the latter or against a component connected to the latter.
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