Airbag module and vehicle steering unit have an airbag module of this type

Abstract

The invention relates to an airbag module (22) for mounting on a steering control element (10) of a motor vehicle, the steering control element being rotatable about an axis (A), and the airbag module comprising: a module housing (24) for holding a folded airbag (26), the module housing comprising a module bottom (30); and a metal spring (28) for locking the airbag module (22) on the steering control element (10), the metal spring being pre-mounted on the module bottom (30) and having a locking portion (32) which can be elastically deflected perpendicularly to the axis (A); wherein, on the module bottom (30), a spacer (34) is provided, which axially adjoins the locking portion (32) of the metal spring on a side of the metal spring (28) facing the folded airbag (26) and which can be elastically deflected together with said locking portion (32) of the metal spring (28) in a deflection direction (x) perpendicular to the axis (A). The invention also relates to a vehicle steering unit (12) having an airbag module (22) of this type.

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