Air bag apparatus for driver's seat
OwnerTadahiro Igawainventor
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Abstract
An air bag apparatus with a steering wheel is formed of a steering wheel section having a wheel center portion, wheel spoke portions extending radially outwardly from the wheel center portion and a wheel section attached to the wheel spoke portions; a retainer attached to the steering wheel section; an air bag mounted on the retainer and disposed in the wheel center portion and the wheel spoke portions; an inflator connected to the retainer for inflating the air bag; and a module cover connected to the retainer for covering the air bag. The module cover has a cover center portion and cover spoke portions extending from the cover center portion corresponding to the wheel center portion and the wheel spoke portions. The air bag apparatus for the driver's seat is made compact and has a slim appearance.
Claims13
An air bag apparatus with a steering wheel, comprising:
- steering wheel section having a wheel center portion, wheel spoke portions extending radially outwardly from the wheel center portion, and a wheel section attached to the wheel spoke portions,
- a retainer attached to the steering wheel section,
- an air bag mounted on the retainer and disposed on the wheel center portion and the wheel spoke portions,
- an inflator connected to the retainer for inflating the air bag, and
- a module cover connected to the retainer for covering the air bag, said module cover having a cover center portion and cover spoke portions extending from the cover center portion corresponding to the wheel center portion and the wheel spoke portions.
An air bag apparatus adapted to be attached to a steering wheel having a wheel center portion, wheel spoke portions extending radially outwardly from the wheel center portion, and a wheel section attached to the wheel spoke portions, said air bag apparatus comprising:
- a retainer to be attached to the steering wheel section,
- an air bag mounted on the retainer to be disposed on the wheel center portion and the wheel spoke portions,
- an inflator connected to the retainer for inflating the air bag, and
- a module cover connected to the retainer for covering the air bag, said module cover having a cover center portion and cover spoke portions extending from the cover center portion corresponding to the wheel center portion and the wheel spoke portions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.