Air bag cover including horn switch

Details Air bag cover including horn switch Air bag cover including horn switch

1993-03-30

1994-08-16

Tyson, Karin L.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

200 6154, B62D 104, B60R 2120

Patent

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053380592

ABSTRACT:
A pad assembly for an air bag device is provided which has a horn switch, and is directed to readily ensure adequate operation load of a switch, to improve productivity and to preventing an increase in the thickness of the portion of the pad where the switch is located. A pad 10 for an air bag device M is disposed on a steering wheel W, has an upper wall 11 and a side wall 12 extending downward from the peripheral edge of the upper wall 11, and further includes a horn switch. The pad 10 includes a covering layer 14 made of a soft synthetic resin, a hard insert 15 embedded in the side wall 12 of the pad 10, and a pressure sensitive switch 18 having metal sheets 19, 20 and 21 which offer a shape-retaining property and functioning as the horn switch. The pressure sensitive switch 18 is disposed on a rear surface of the upper wall 11 of the pad 10 with end portions 19 a, 20a and 21a thereof retained by the insert 15.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4612425 (1986-09-01), Kanai et al.
patent: 4714806 (1987-12-01), Inui et al.
patent: 5002306 (1991-03-01), Hiramitsu et al.
patent: 5062661 (1991-11-01), Winget
patent: 5198629 (1993-03-01), Hayashi et al.

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