Method and device for the serial production of a vehicle assembly, bearing unit, vehicle steering wheel and horn module for a steering wheel assembly and steering wheel assembly

US9365177B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TRW AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Bachmann · Heimbuchenthal, DE
• Ralph Frisch · Alzenau, DE
• Markus Haas · Eberbach, DE
• Matthias Helmstetter · Aschaffenburg, DE
• Robert Mazuch · Niesky, DE
• Erich Syndikus · Aschaffenburg, DE
• Peter Schmid · Rain, DE
• Dominik Schütz · Heimbuchenthal, DE
• Rainer Winsel · Niedernberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 2012
• Grant date: Jun 14, 2016
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/53022
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for series production of a vehicle assembly, especially an interior assembly, including a vehicle-side support, especially a vehicle steering wheel (12), and a component to be fastened at the support, especially a horn module (14), wherein a module-side bearing unit (22) consisting of at least two bearing members (46, 50) is assigned to the component and/or a support-side bearing unit (24) consisting of at least two bearing members (26, 28) is assigned to the support, and wherein one of the bearing members (28, 50) of the respective bearing unit (22, 24) has a contact surface (34, 58) and the other one of the bearing members (26, 46) has at least one bearing surface (38, 54) includes the step of individually orientating the two bearing members (26, 28, 46, 50) of at least one bearing unit (22, 24) relative to each other as a function of the actual dimensions of the support installed and/or the component installed, fastening the two bearing members (26, 28, 46, 50) orientated relative to each other, and fastening the component to the support. The position of the support and the component relative to each other is defined by at least one bearing unit (22, 24).