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US 6,739,620 B2Granted
Vehicle steering device
AssigneeTRW Automative Safety Systems GmbH & Co. KG
InventorJohn-Oliver Derrick
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle steering device comprising a steering wheel which has a gas bag module with a gas bag and a covering cap on a front side. The covering cap closes an outlet opening for the gas bag up to its unfolding. At least one of a display- and operating device is arrange in the covering cap. The outlet opening runs around at least one of the display- and operating device.
Claims13
A vehicle steering device comprising:
- a rotatable steering wheel which has a gas bag module with a gas bag and a covering cap on a front side, said covering cap closing an outlet opening for said gas bag up until unfolding of said gas bag,
- an electronic display device arranged in said covering cap and remaining fastened stationary on said steering wheel on unfolding of said gas bag, said display device rotating together along with the rotatable steering wheel,
- multifunctional electronic switches coupled with said display device via a control arrangement, said display device providing a display which indicates a function of said multifunctional switches,
- said gas bag, on unfolding, having a front wall onto which an occupant can strike, said gas bag having a central indentation extending from the front wall to said display device in the inflated state of said gas bag, and
- said outlet opening running around said display device.
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A vehicle steering device comprising:
- a steering wheel which has a gas bag module with a gas bag and a covering cap on a front side, said covering cap closing an outlet opening for said gas bag until unfolding of said gas bag,
- an electronic display device arranged in said covering cap and remaining fastened stationary on said steering wheel on unfolding of said gas bag,
- a steering angle detection sensor coupled via a control arrangement with said display device,
- said gas bag, on unfolding, having a front wall onto which an occupant can strike, which front wall has a central indentation extending to said display device in the inflated state of said gas bag,
- said outlet opening running around said display device, and
- said display device always providing a horizontally aligned display independently of the angular position of the steering wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.