# US 11,305,715 B2 · Driver airbag device

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- Number: US 11,305,715 B2
- Document ID: US11305715B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/668,361
- Filed: 2019-10-30
- Published: 2020-05-14
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2018-11-13
- Assignees: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Oh Koang Kwon
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11305715B2

## CPC

- B60R 21/2037: {the module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted, e.g. for actuating the horn switch or for protecting the driver in a non-deployment situation (horn switches integrated in steering wheel covers with tear lines B60R21/21658)}
- B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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; and
a wheel hook formed on the wheel plate, and locked and fixed to the housing; and
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; and
a third damper surrounding the second damper, disposed between the housing and the wheel plate, and having elasticity.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The driver airbag device of claim 1, wherein the first damper is formed of rubber or silicone.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The driver airbag device of claim 1, wherein the first damper has a first damper hole formed in a center thereof such that the boss part is passed through the first damper hole, and has an outer diameter that increases toward a bottom.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The driver airbag device of claim 1, wherein the second damper comprises:
a second damper upper part formed in a pipe shape whose outer diameter increases toward a bottom; and
a second damper lower part extended from the bottom of the second damper upper part, and contacted with the boss hole.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The driver airbag device of claim 4, wherein the second damper is formed of thermoplastic resin.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The driver airbag device of claim 4, wherein the boss hole comprises:
a hole upper protrusion having an inner diameter that decreases toward the bottom;
a hole contact part extended downward from the hole upper protrusion, and contacted with the second damper lower part; and a hole lower protrusion extended downward from the hole contact part, and having an inner diameter that increases toward the bottom.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The driver airbag device of claim 6, wherein when the second damper lower part is moved downward and spaced apart from the hole contact part, the housing is rotatable.