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US 6,354,622 B1Granted
Steering wheel with an airbag module
AssigneePetri AG
InventorsChristian Ulbrich, Andreas Laue
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Abstract
A steering wheel has an airbag module and a separate cap covering the airbag module. The airbag module is connected to a skeleton or hub of the steering wheel using a plurality of vibration damping elements to isolate the airbag module from the hub. The cap, on the other hand has no vibration damping element. As the cap is directly linked to the hub, it oscillates with the hub and the components attached thereto so that no relative movement therebetween exists.
Claims15
A steering wheel assembly comprising:
- a steering wheel having an upper side and a contact bridge;
- an airbag module;
- a cap covering the airbag module from the upper side of the steering wheel;
- and
- at least one vibration damping element;
- wherein the cap is separate from the steering wheel and not connected on the upper side thereof;
- wherein the airbag module and the cap are mounted on the contact bridge of the steering wheel;
- and
- wherein only the airbag module is connected to the contact bridge of the steering wheel through the at least one vibration damping element.
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A steering wheel assembly comprising:
- a steering wheel having an upper side and a hub;
- an airbag module;
- a cap covering the airbag module from the upper side of the steering wheel;
- and at least one vibration damping element;
- wherein the cap is separate from the steering wheel and not connected on the upper side thereof;
- wherein the hub has a plurality of upright webs;
- wherein the airbag module is mounted on the hub and the cap is mounted on the webs;
- and wherein only the airbag module is connected to the hub through the vibration damping element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.