Steering wheel having airbag apparatus

Details Steering wheel having airbag apparatus Steering wheel having airbag apparatus

2005-01-04

2005-01-04

Dunn, David R. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C280S728200, C200S061540

Reexamination Certificate

active

06837514

ABSTRACT:
A steering wheel of the present invention has an airbag-apparatus. The airbag apparatus has a pad for covering the airbag, and the pad has a plurality of doors that can open. Each door opens around a hinge as a rotation center. The hinge is located below an outer periphery of the pad. That is, an area of the door itself can widely be secured, and the door can open as wide as possible. A switch operating portion is disposed in an area other than the door, but of a boss or a spoke that is not covered with the door when it opens. When doors open around the hinge as the rotation center, the doors are disposed in the three spaces between the spokes. The opened doors are disposed smoothly in the three spaces between the three spokes without interference with the switch operating portion. A widely opening state of each door can stably be secure.

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