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US 6,616,180 B2Granted
Vehicle steering wheel
AssigneeTRW Automotive Safety Systems GmbH
InventorDominik Schütz
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle steering wheel comprising a steering wheel body and a gas bag module provided with two or more guide pins. The gas bag module, for actuation of a horn, is displaceably mounted in an axial direction by means of the guide pins. The steering wheel further comprises at least one multifunctional switch unit for the remote actuation of specific vehicle functions. The at least one multifunctional switch unit is mounted on the guide pins of the gas bag module so as to be movable in the axial direction independently of the gas bag module.
Claims10
A vehicle steering wheel, comprising
- a steering wheel body,
- a gas bag module provided with two or more guide pins, said gas bag module for actuation of a horn being mounted displaceably in an axial direction by means of said guide pins, and
- at least one multifunctional switch unit for the remote actuation of specific vehicle functions,
- said at least one multifunctional switch unit being mounted on said guide pins of said gas bag module so as to be movable in said axial direction independently of said gas bag module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.