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7390013 Airbag module  
An airbag module includes a cover having an I-shaped tear line. The I-shaped tear line has a first tear seam parallel to and spaced apart from a second tear seam. A third tear seam is continuous...
7387312 Steering apparatus  
To improve the appearance of the steering apparatus and the operability of the horn operating cover in a steering apparatus mounted in a vehicle, a steering apparatus and airbag device are...
7384064 Driver air bag module and method of assembly  
An air bag module includes an inflatable cushion, an inner plate receivable within the cushion and a cover adapted to contain the cushion prior to inflation thereof. The inner plate and cushion are...
7380816 Device for actuating the horn on steering wheels  
The invention relates to a device for actuating the horn on steering wheels, comprising a steering wheel frame and at least one fixed horn contact provided thereon, and comprising a moving paddling...
7377543 Vehicle steering wheel with floating horn  
The invention relates to a steering wheel ( 11 ) of an automotive vehicle with an airbag module ( 21 ) fixed thereto through at least one intermediate device ( 33 ) comprising a spring ( 37 ), a...
7374199 Air bag inflator vibration damper  
A vibration damper for connecting an inflator to an air bag module in a vehicle steering column or the like. The vibration damper comprises a flexible and resilient, annular damper member having a...
7374203 Vehicle steering wheel  
A vehicle steering wheel includes a steering wheel body having a hub, a separate functional unit fastened to the hub, in particular a gas bag module, and a microphone. The microphone is arranged in...
7374202 Assembly structure of airbag case  
An assembly structure of an airbag case includes a steering wheel core mounted to a hub of a steering wheel, the hub having an open top part and a retainer attached to the steering wheel core that...
7370881 Knee protecting airbag device  
In a knee protecting airbag device (M 1 ), an airbag ( 26 ) folded and housed below a steering column ( 3 ) is expanded and inflated while rising from the lower side of the steering column ( 3 )...
7364186 Vehicle air bag minimum distance apparatus, method and system  
A vehicle safety device includes a seat mounted within a passenger compartment of the vehicle, in which the seat is movably connected to a vehicle frame by a seat position adjusting mechanism that...
7360786 Horn switch device, airbag system, and steering wheel  
A horn switch device includes a retractable body, an unmoving body facing the retractable body, a biasing member between the retractable body and the unmoving body, a pair of contact members...
7360791 Airbag apparatus  
An airbag apparatus comprises an airbag deployed between a vehicle and a passenger with gas generated by an inflator. The airbag comprises a first panel cloth, a second panel cloth attached to the...
7357409 Gas bag module  
A gas bag module ( 10 ) includes a gas bag ( 20 ) having a front wall. A center portion ( 24 ) of the front wall is fastened to the gas bag module ( 10 ) and prevented from a free movement in the...
7354060 Air bag module with low force cover opening  
An air bag cover includes a mounting leg having an enlarged foot captured between the base plate and the inner plate. The base plate has a channel formed along its outer edge. The inner plate...
7350806 Steering wheel with a static driver airbag module  
An assembly of a steering wheel with static airbag module has a rotor portion and a stator portion. A first gear and a second gear are at least partially superimposed. An intermediate supporting...
7350805 Airbag device  
An airbag device is provided to prevent an airbag from being deployed or to reduce the deployment force of an airbag when an airbag device or a vehicle-body component adjacent to the airbag device...
7347445 Vehicle airbag device with an auxiliary chamber  
The present invention relates to a vehicle airbag device equipped with an auxiliary chamber that protects a passenger in case of car crash by the auxiliary chamber's inflating depending on the...
7344152 Airbag device  
An airbag device for protecting a vehicle occupant. The airbag device includes an airbag module including an airbag. The airbag module is configured to be disposed on a steering wheel body of a...
7331599 Device for connection of an airbag module to a supporting vehicle component  
The invention relates to a device for connection of an airbag module to a supporting vehicle component, comprising an expanding element, arranged on one of the modules for connection, a clip...
7331603 Airbag and airbag device  
An airbag includes a bag portion, a pressure sensor for detecting an inner pressure of the bag portion when the airbag is inflated, and a harness electrically connected to the pressure sensor. The...
7330784 Weight measuring systems and methods for vehicles  
Vehicular seat assembly includes a seat having a bottom portion and a back portion coupled at an angle to a rear portion of the bottom portion, a support structure arranged at least partially under...
7316414 Housing for an airbag module  
A housing for an airbag module for arranging on the steering wheel of a motor vehicle comprises a hinge mechanism for pivotably fixing the housing to a steering wheel and at least one fixing...
7303208 Air-bag  
An air-bag is formed using two substantially identical, but inverted, fabric elements. Each element defines a generally rectangular region having, at one narrow end thereof, a generally triangular...
7293794 Cover attachment  
An airbag assembly includes a module with a base plate, an airbag, and a housing for the airbag; and a cover removably attached to the module. The cover can be attached to the housing or base plate...
7290789 Vehicle steering device with stationary central part  
A vehicle steering device includes a steering wheel part coupled non-rotatably to a steering column and a central part which is stationary with regard to a rotation of the steering wheel part. The...
RE39868 Self-contained airbag system  
A side impact airbag system for a vehicle including a system housing defining an interior space and arranged on a side of the vehicle alongside at least a portion of a passenger compartment of the...
7264266 Steering-wheel arrangement  
A steering-wheel has an air-bag in it mounted in position by means of connecting pins which are received within housings provided on the frame of the steering-wheel adjacent of the hub of the...
7261314 Airbag cover attachment and opening assembly  
An airbag assembly is disclosed for use in automotive protective systems. In one embodiment, the airbag assembly includes a cover with one or more ribs. A tray defines a cavity for housing an...
7261317 Airbag system  
An airbag system includes an airbag, a retainer for retaining the airbag, a module cover having a vertical wall for covering an outer periphery of the airbag and capable of moving forward to...
7255364 Driver air bag cover and attachment method  
An air bag module ( 20, 20 a ) comprising: an inflator ( 300 ), a first support member ( 200 - 200 a ), a second support member ( 250, 250 a - 250 d ) and a cover ( 30 ) for enclosing an air bag (...
7246815 Airbag unit  
An airbag unit for motor vehicles, with a tubular gas generator, tied to a motor vehicle structure, for generating a filling gas for a gas bag. The tubular gas generator is displaceable in the...
7246820 Airbag  
An annular airbag is disclosed, of the type where the center piece ( 12 ) of the steering wheel cover ( 11 ) (mostly embodied as the emblem of the vehicle producer) remains in place during the...
7246816 Gas bag module for a motor vehicle steering wheel  
A gas bag module for a motor vehicle steering wheel includes a gas bag ( 10 ), a gas generator ( 12 ) mounted so as to be capable of swinging, a generator carrier ( 16 ), means ( 18 ) for bracing...
7234725 Driver side airbag module assembly  
An airbag module assembly including a module housing, a door and a door retainer ring. The module housing forms a compartment adapted to contain an inflatable restraint airbag cushion in a stored...
7226075 Knee-protecting airbag device  
A knee-protecting airbag device is located below a steering column in front of a driver and, at a lower side of a key cylinder into which an ignition key with accessories is inserted. The airbag...
7222878 Occupant protection apparatus  
An occupant protection apparatus includes an air bag device 20 for deploying an air bag between a steering wheel 11 and an occupant H and an impact-energy-absorption-type steering column 12 ...
7213837 Airbag module  
An occupant protection device including a wrap for holding an inflatable air bag cushion in a folded shape. The wrap includes a tear seam forming a substantial ā€œUā€ shape. The tear seam directs...
7210701 Airbag system  
The invention relates to an airbag system for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one inflatable airbag for protecting passengers. The aim of the invention is to influence, in different ways, the...
7204511 Airbag apparatus  
A first airbag apparatus of the present invention has an airbag module, which includes an airbag and an inflator, and a displacement mechanism, which displaces the airbag module. The displacement...
7201397 Airbag with irregularly shaped panels and segments  
An airbag and a method for making an airbag of the type that includes an irregularly-shaped panel, such as the side panels of a passenger airbag. The irregularly-shaped side panel is first divided...
7201393 Gas bag module  
A gas bag module for a vehicle occupant restraint system includes a gas generator carrier ( 14 ) with a base ( 16 ) and with a peripheral wall ( 18 ), and also a covering cap ( 24 ) with a side...
7198290 Air bag for steering wheel  
An air bag for steering wheel of the invention is folded and housed in a boss positioned in the vicinity of the center of a ring of a steering wheel gripped by a driver during steering. The air bag...
7198286 Airbag device  
An airbag device capable of quickly deploying an airbag with a compact inflator, and easy to manufacture.
7185915 Steering wheel incorporating air bag device  
A steering wheel incorporating an air bag device that facilitates the attachment and removal of an air bag module with respect to a steering wheel body while reducing manufacturing costs. The...
7172208 Airbag housing on a motor vehicle steering wheel with a gas generator as vibration-absorbing mass  
According to the present disclosure, an insert for an airbag housing on a motor vehicle steering wheel is provided that is configured to couple a gas generator thereto for use as a...
7172210 Cover for air bag device  
A cover for an air bag device that enables an emblem to be secured to the cover in an extremely simple manner. The cover (module cover) has a recess for receiving the emblem. An extension of the...
7159897 Isolated ground for horn mechanism  
An apparatus for providing an isolated ground of a horn activation circuit of a steering wheel assembly comprising an airbag module, the apparatus comprising: an insulator for receiving and...
7159898 Vehicle air bag module retention system  
A steering wheel assembly includes an air bag module retention system that employs at least one spring. The at least one spring performs two functions. First, the at least one spring provides...
7144035 Membrane switch mounting structure for vehicle  
The membrane switch mounting structure for a vehicle includes a switch mounting space at a front side of a cushion cover facing the inner side of a horn cover, and a membrane switch and a...
7144036 Air bag apparatus  
An air bag apparatus, includes: an inflator; an air bag having a corner portion that is projectable radially outwardly and a guide portion that is provided on a back side of a surface to face an...