Horn switch actuated by rocking air bag module

In a vehicle steering wheel assembly comprising a central mounting plate having spaced peripheral edges, an air bag module including a base plate having corresponding spaced peripheral edges, and a horn switch operable to actuate a vehicle horn, mounting means comprising

• mating abutments located on the mounting plate and on the base plate adjacent one of their peripheral edges,
• a pair of spaced posts located on the mounting plate between the other peripheral edges and the mating abutments which mount the base plate for movement toward the mounting plate,
• spring means located between the posts and the other peripheral edges for biasing said other edges of the plates apart and rocking the base plate on the posts to engage the base plate mating abutments, and
• means mounting the horn switch between the posts and the plate edges, whereby
• movement of the module moves said other base plate peripheral edge toward the mounting plate to operate the horn switch.

In a vehicle steering wheel assembly having a central mounting plate, an air bag module including a base plate having spaced peripheral edges, and a horn switch operable to actuate a vehicle horn, mounting means comprising

• a pair of spaced posts located on the mounting plate between the spaced peripheral edges of the base plate and mounting the base plate for movement of one of its peripheral edges toward the mounting plate,
• spring means carried by the posts for biasing the plates apart, and
• means mounting the horn switch between the plates between the posts and one of the edges, whereby
• movement of the module on the posts moves the one base plate peripheral edge toward the mounting plate to operate the horn switch.