Steering wheel component and steering wheel assembly
AssigneeYanfeng International Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
InventorsCheng Liu, Zhiyuan Chen, Lei Yang, Kuan Liu
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a steering wheel component (2) and a steering wheel assembly comprising the steering wheel component (2). The steering wheel component (2) comprises an airbag door cover (21), wherein the airbag door cover (21) has an integral panel (210), wherein the panel (210) has a first area (31) for closing an airbag housing (22) and a second area (32), which is arranged beside the first area (31) and is configured as an operating surface for a multifunction switch (3).
Claims19
A steering wheel component, the steering wheel component comprising an airbag door cover, which has an integral panel, wherein the panel has a first area for closing an airbag housing and two second areas arranged beside the first area and configured as operating surfaces for a multifunction switch,
- wherein the two second areas are at two sides of the first area,
- wherein the panel extends substantially linearly,
- wherein the steering wheel component comprises a horn activation assembly, which comprises an upper activation part, a lower activation part and at least one elastic element that is arranged between the upper activation part and the lower activation part and is configured for separating the upper activation part from the lower activation part, wherein an elastic force of the at least one elastic element can be overcome by pressing the airbag door cover, so that the upper activation part and the lower activation part approach each other and thus a vehicle horn is activated.
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