Integral steering wheel and airbag module

Details Integral steering wheel and airbag module Integral steering wheel and airbag module

1996-08-12

1998-06-16

Dickson, Paul N.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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280731, B60R 2116

Patent

active

057658617

ABSTRACT:
The rim and spoke armatures of an automotive steering wheel are molded into a plastic body which presents to the driver an unbroken front surface. The plastic body of the steering wheel includes a cavity in its back surface which is closed by a hub plate attached to the steering column. The cavity and the hub plate serve as an airbag module and house the inflator and the folded airbag therein. The front surface of the steering wheel body may be scored, preferably on its hidden side, to form tear lines to release the expanding airbag.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5259641 (1993-11-01), Schenk et al.
patent: 5308107 (1994-05-01), Watanabe et al.
patent: 5501484 (1996-03-01), Saderholm et al.
patent: 5584501 (1996-12-01), Walters
patent: 5584503 (1996-12-01), Lutz

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