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Occupant protection device for a vehicle

US9452725B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by

5References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Stephan Lorenz · Birkenfeld, DE
Ingo Schütz · Markt Indersdorf, DE
Ulrich Pfeiffer · Munich, DE
Werner Wilding · Eichstätt, DE
Alwin Tuschkan · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2015
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R2021/161
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An occupant protection device for a vehicle includes an airbag module arranged in a hub region of a vehicle steering wheel used for steering vehicle wheels about a steering angle when the steering wheel is turned to a rotary position. The airbag module has an airbag configured for deployment between a driver and the steering wheel in the event of a crash. An adjustment unit is provided to turn the steering wheel from the rotary position to a crash position while the steering angle of the vehicle wheels remains unchanged so as to align the airbag with a posture of the driver in the event of a crash.

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