Steering wheel with integral air bag cover

Details Steering wheel with integral air bag cover Steering wheel with integral air bag cover

Filed on

1997-08-11

Date issued

1999-04-27

Examiner

Dickson, Paul N.

Patent Class

Land vehicles

SubClass

Wheeled

SubSubClass

Attachment

Other Related Categories

280731, B60R 2116

Type

Patent

Status

active

Patent number

058971335

Description

ABSTRACT:
An assembly is provided for mounting on a vehicle steering shaft which rotates about an axis to steer the vehicle. The assembly includes a steering wheel rim (34), an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (47), an inflator (48) for providing inflation fluid for inflating the vehicle occupant restraint, and an integral cover (38, 39) covering the steering wheel rim, the vehicle occupant restraint and the inflator. The integral cover (38, 39) defines a chamber in which the inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (47) is located. A mounting (31) is fixedly connected to the steering wheel rim (34) and supports the inflatable vehicle occupant restraint (47) and the inflator (48). The mounting (31) has a portion (58) which receives the steering shaft and which is non-rotatably attachable to the steering shaft. A threaded fastener (61) fastens the mounting (31) to the steering shaft. The fastener (61) engages the mounting (31) and engages the steering shaft. A cover (53) associated with the mounting (31) encloses the mounting. The cover (53) has an access opening (62) for providing access to the fastener (61).

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