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US 6,464,247 B1Granted
Steering wheel with an airbag module
AssigneeTakata-Petri AG
InventorAndreas Laue
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Abstract
An airbag module is mounted on a steering wheel in such a way that its vibrations are damped. It is connected to the steering wheel by at least one elastic element which has an isolated area for attaching a fixing element of the module.
Claims25
Steering wheel with an airbag module, which is supported on the steering wheel on a vibration-damped mounting, the airbag module being connected to the steering wheel by at least one elastic element, which has an isolated area for fixing a retaining element of the airbag module, wherein
- the elastic element has a first section for fixing to the steering wheel and a second section with the isolated area for fixing the airbag module, the second section surrounding the first section with clearance and being connected to the first section at one side.
A steering wheel with an airbag module, comprising an elastic element having:
- a first central cylindrical section having a bore adapted to receive a shaft forming part of the steering wheel, and
- a unitary second cylindrical section adapted for connection to the airbag module, the second cylindrical section surrounding an outer periphery of the first section so as to defined a clearance between the outer periphery of the first central section and an inner surface of the second cylindrical section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.