Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
C200S061540, C200S061550
Reexamination Certificate
active
07963554
ABSTRACT:
To provide an airbag device and a steering wheel capable of improving the operational feeling of horn.An airbag device comprises: an airbag unit2having an airbag, an inflator12for inflating the airbag, and a cover13which is disposed to cover said airbag in the folded state, wherein as the cover13is pressed, the airbag unit2is moved in the pressing direction; a supporting plate3which is fixed to a steering wheel; three springs4a-4cfor biasing the airbag unit2in a direction opposite to the pressing direction; and three horn switches5a-5cwhich are located outside of the springs4a-4cin the radial direction of the steering wheel and close to the surface of the cover13in relation to the springs4a-4c.
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Nakagawa Motokazu
Oka Hidetomo
Okada Norihisa
Culbreth Eric
Kanesaka Manabu
Takata Corporation
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