Steering wheel
AssigneeTRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
InventorRalph Frisch
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Abstract
A steering wheel comprises a plug-in connector adapted to be inserted into a complementary plug-in connector for connecting a component mounted on the steering wheel, the plug-in connector being mounted at the steering wheel so as to be shiftable in a direction which corresponds to a direction of insertion of the plug-in connector. The steering wheel further comprises a flip-flop spring element which extends from the steering wheel to the plug-in connector. The spring element is able to assume a first stable position in which it biases the plug-in connector into an installation position, and a second stable position in which it biases the plug-in connector away from the complementary plug-in connector.
Claims5
A steering wheel comprising a plug-in connector adapted to be inserted into a complementary plug-in connector for connecting a component mounted on said steering wheel, said plug-in connector being mounted at said steering wheel so as to be shiftable in a direction which corresponds to a direction of insertion of said plug-in connector, and comprising a flip-flop spring element which extends from said steering wheel to said plug-in connector, the spring element being able to assume a first stable position in which it biases said plug-in connector into an installation position, and a second stable position in which it biases said plug-in connector away from said complementary plug-in connector.
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