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US 11,305,715 B2Granted
Driver airbag device
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorOh Koang Kwon
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Abstract
A driver airbag device may include: a housing having an airbag module mounted therein, and configured to induce a horn operation while moved backward by an external force; a boss part formed on the housing; a steering wheel part mounted in the housing, configured to sense a horn operation and perform a steering operation, and having the boss part installed therethrough; and a movement prevention part mounted on the boss part, and configured to prevent movement of the housing connected to the boss part.
Claims7
A driver airbag device comprising:
- a housing having an airbag module mounted therein, and configured to induce a horn operation while moved backward by an external force, the housing comprising:
- a bottom plate having the airbag module seated thereon;
- a storage wall extended upward from an edge of the bottom plate, and having the airbag module stored therein and;
- a horn pressing part formed on a bottom surface of the bottom plate;
- a boss part formed on the housing;
- a steering wheel part mounted in the housing, configured to sense a horn operation and perform a steering operation, and having the boss part installed therethrough, the steering wheel part comprising:
- a wheel plate including a boss hole through which the boss part is disposed;
- a wheel sensor formed on the wheel plate and configured to sense whether the horn pressing part is contacted, wherein the horn pressing part is configured to perform the horn operation through contact with the steering wheel part;
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- a wheel hook formed on the wheel plate, and locked and fixed to the housing;
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- a movement prevention part mounted on the boss part, and configured to prevent movement of the housing connected to the boss part, the movement prevention part including at least one damper, wherein the at least one damper comprises:
- a first damper having the boss part inserted therein, and configured to suppress side-to-side vibration;
- a second damper having the first damper inserted therein, and disposed through the boss hole;
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- a third damper surrounding the second damper, disposed between the housing and the wheel plate, and having elasticity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.