US 2001/0054810 A1 · Air bag module mounting structure

Abstract

A plurality of pins provided on a bottom surface of an air bag module in such a manner as to protrude therefrom are allowed to pass through a plurality of passage holes formed in a steering wheel, respectively, so that hook portions formed in the respective pins are brought into engagement with a licking wire constituted by a single continuous resilient wire which is provided so as to extend over the respective passage holes whereby the air bag module is mounted on the steering wheel. The locking wire is brought into engagement with a lock projection by push moving the locking wire by an operating portion so that the locking wire is held at a release position, while the engagement between the locking wire and the plurality of hook portions is released at one time.

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Dependent claims

An air bag module mounting structure for mounting an air bag module on a steering wheel, comprising:

a plurality of pins provided on one of said air bag module and said steering wheel and each having a hook portion;
a plurality of passage holes formed in the other of said air bag module and said steering wheel, said pin being inserted into and passing through said passage hole;
a locking body engageable with said hook portion of said pin inserted into said passage hole to thereby lock said air bag module to said steering wheel;
and
a changeover member provided on at least one of said air bag module, said steering wheel and said locking body to regulate said locking body and change a state between (i) a locked state where said air bag module and said steering wheel are locked with each other and (ii) a releasable state where said air bag module and said steering wheel are allowed to be separated.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Air bag module mounting structure

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Abstract

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