Horn pad for a steering wheel

Details Horn pad for a steering wheel Horn pad for a steering wheel

1996-01-02

1997-05-20

Dickson, Paul N.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

2807283, 200 6154, B60R 2116

Patent

active

056306172

ABSTRACT:
A horn pad for a steering wheel incorporating an air bag device. The horn pad comprises a pad main body, a planar switch opposed to a lower side of a horn operating portion and a support plate. A plurality of pressing protrusions are formed on the lower surface of the horn operating portion. The support plate is urged upwardly by the air bag and comprises a first support plate and a second support plate separatable from each other. Work preventive protrusions are formed passing through the planar switch and the first support plate between the second support plate and a lower surface of the horn operating portion such that a non-press-contact state can be maintained between the pressing protrusion and the planar switch when the horn operating portion bears no load. Accordingly, even if the support plate should be urged upwardly by an air bag or the like, this will not cause erroneous operation of the planar switch and, in addition, the thickness of the support plate can be made as thin as possible.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5265904 (1993-11-01), Shelton et al.
patent: 5308106 (1994-05-01), Heidorn
patent: 5338059 (1994-08-01), Inoue et al.
patent: 5399819 (1995-03-01), Lang et al.
patent: 5413376 (1995-05-01), Filion et al.

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