Airbag cover retainer with wire retention feature and ground
AssigneesMorton International, Inc., Chrysler Corporation
InventorsPaul Strahl, Michael D. Frakes
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Abstract
A cover retainer for an airbag vehicle occupant restraint module includes means formed integrally thereon for both retaining and securing the horn wires and providing a system ground connection.
Claims2
In a driver's side vehicle occupant restraint module of the type including an airbag, inflator, rupturable module cover and two horn switches with associated conductive horn wiring connecting the two horn switches, the improvement comprising an electrically conductive retainer mounting the two horn switches at spaced-apart positions, the retainer being fabricated of one piece and having at least one tab formed thereon between the two horn switches and receiving the horn wiring for positioning, securing and protecting the horn wiring, and a terminal formed on the retainer to receive a ground wire of the horn wiring, whereby mounting the retainer with the module to a grounded portion of the vehicle grounds the horn switches.
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