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US 12,434,651 B1Granted
Airbag cover assembly including a lighting module
AssigneeHyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
InventorsJeong Mo Heo, Oh Koang Kwon
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Abstract
An airbag cover assembly includes an airbag cover coupled to a steering wheel; and a lighting module disposed in the airbag cover. The lighting module includes a housing coupled to the airbag cover, and a light source unit coupled to the housing. The housing is disposed in the airbag cover and includes partition walls that divide an internal space of the airbag cover to define slots independently of or together with the airbag cover.
Claims14
An airbag cover assembly comprising:
- an airbag cover configured to be coupled to a steering wheel;
- and
- a light mask disposed on the airbag cover and including one or more pass holes;
- and
- a lighting module disposed in the airbag cover,
- wherein the lighting module comprises:
- a housing coupled to the airbag cover;
- and
- a light source unit coupled to the housing, and
- wherein the housing is disposed in the airbag cover and comprises a plurality of partition walls configured to divide an internal space of the airbag cover to define a plurality of slots independently of or together with the airbag cover, and
- wherein the light source unit is configured to emit light that travels directly to the pass holes and light that is reflected by the partition walls toward the pass holes.
8 more elements
An airbag cover assembly comprising:
- an airbag cover coupled to a steering wheel;
- and
- a light mask disposed on the airbag cover and including one or more pass holes;
- and
- a lighting module disposed in the airbag cover,
- wherein the lighting module comprises:
- a housing coupled to the airbag cover;
- and
- a light source unit coupled to the housing, and
- wherein the housing is disposed in the airbag cover and comprises a plurality of partition walls configured to define a plurality of slots independently of or together with the airbag cover, and guide light emitted from the light source unit, and
- wherein the light source unit is configured to emit light that travels directly to the pass holes and light that is reflected by the partition walls toward the pass holes.
8 more elements
An airbag cover assembly for a vehicle, the air bag cover assembly comprising:
- an airbag cover configured to be coupled to a steering wheel of the vehicle, the airbag cover including a top frame and one or more side frames;
- a lighting module disposed in the airbag cover and including light sources;
- partition walls to separate the light sources;
- a controller configured to control the light sources to emit light;
- and
- a light mask disposed over the top frame of the airbag cover and including pass holes,
- wherein the light sources are configured to emit light that travels directly to the pass holes and light that is reflected by the partition walls toward the pass holes.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.