Air bag cover holding structure

An air bag cover holding structure comprising:

• a bag holder for fixing an air bag cover to a steering wheel, said bag holder having engaging claws which are respectively engaged with hook-shaped grooves formed on an inner peripheral wall at an open-side end of the air bag cover;
• a reinforcing plate fixed in a state of overlapping with said bag holder and having engaging portions, the engaging portions being respectively inserted in plate inserting holes which are formed at the open-side end of the air bag cover in directions of respective hook-shaped grooves so as to hold the air bag cover together with the engaging claws;
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• pull-out prevention reinforcing projections and recesses provided in at least one of ends of the engaging claws and ends of the engaging portions and formed to bite into the air bag cover to prevent the air bag cover from being pulled out from said bag holder and said reinforcing plate.

An air bag cover holding structure comprising:

• a bag holder for fixing an air bag cover to a steering wheel, said bag holder having engaging claws which are respectively engaged with hook-shaped grooves formed on an inner peripheral wall at an open-side end of the air bag cover;
• a reinforcing plate fixed in a state of overlapping with said bag holder and having engaging portions, the engaging portions being respectively inserted in plate inserting holes which are formed at the open-side end of the air bag cover in directions of respective hook-shaped grooves so as to hold the air bag cover together with the engaging claws;
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• pull-out prevention reinforcing projections provided on at least one of holding surfaces of said bag holder and holding surfaces of said reinforcing plate and formed to bite into the air bag cover to prevent the air bag cover from being pulled out from said bag holder and said reinforcing plate, each of the holding surfaces of said bag holder facing a respective one of the holding surfaces of said reinforcing plate with the air bag cover interposed therebetween.

An air bag cover holding structure comprising:

• a bag holder for fixing an air bag cover to a steering wheel, said bag holder having engaging claws which are respectively engaged with hook-shaped grooves formed on an inner peripheral wall at an open-side end of the air bag cover;
• a reinforcing plate fixed in a state of overlapping with said bag holder and having engaging portions, the engaging portions being respectively inserted in plate inserting holes which are formed at the open-side end of the air bag cover in directions of respective hook-shaped grooves so as to hold the air bag cover together with the engaging claws;
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• a pull-out prevention reinforcing member for preventing the air bag cover from being pulled out from said bag holder and said reinforcing plate, said pull-out prevention reinforcing member including protruding portions formed at an end of each of the engaging portions and engaging holes formed in each of the engaging claws and the protruding portions being provided to pass through through holes formed in the air bag cover and to be inserted in the engaging holes.