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6513829 Inflatable restraint assembly for vehicles  
A restraint assembly intended for use primarily, but not exclusively, within motor vehicles to protect occupants from injury resulting from a collision, crash or other impact type of accident in...
6508485 Horn switch for a steering wheel  
A horn switch includes a stationary member, a movable member, a spring and a connecting bolt. The stationary member has a stationary contact and is supported on a steering wheel body The movable...
6505850 Airbag covering cap comprising a support layer and a cover layer of different elasticities  
An airbag covering cap including a support layer and a covering layer of different elasticities, having at least one tear-off line along which the airbag covering cap tears open when the airbag is...
6505851 Gas bag restraint device  
A gas bag restraint device for restraining an occupant comprises a gas bag module, which has a gas generator and a gas bag with a gas bag wall. The gas bag wall has a front wall facing the...
6505852 Inflatable metal structure with built-in pyrotechnic charge  
A safety device housed in a motor vehicle and used in the field of automobile safety has an impervious inflatable metal bag fixed to a support, a pyrotechnic charge, and an ignition device intended...
6502852 Air bag cover with internal hinge configuration  
A frangible cover for a vehicle air bag assembly having a displaceable flap portion of controlled flexibility for rotation in hinging fashion generally away from a tear seam at the interior of the...
6494484 Polygon-shaped air bag  
A polygon-shaped air bag comprised of fabric for use in vehicle restraint systems is disclosed. The air bag is constructed from fabric panels in the shape of congruent, n-sided equiangular...
6491319 Steering wheel assembly and a switching device thereof  
A steering wheel assembly has an electrical switching device that can be used, for example, for activating a horn or any other electrically run devices. The electrical switching device includes...
6492744 Steering column switch for a motor vehicle  
An automobile steering column switch includes a support rigidly mounted to the steering column tube of an automobile steering column. The support comprises at least one of a wiper switch, blinker...
6488309 Airbag module with a multistage gas generator  
An airbag module has a housing, a multiple stage gas generator, a gas bag and a gas bag cover. In an inoperative state the gas bag lies in a folded condition next to the gas generator. Only one gas...
6485050 Air bag cover assembly with curved horn reaction plate  
An air bag cover assembly including a cover element of generally profiled configuration and including one or more mounting posts extending downwardly from the interior surface of the cover element....
6481745 Driver Air bag module horn with improved assembly and functionality characteristics  
A driver air bag module ( 22 ) having a cover ( 16 ), a cushion ( 12 ), an inflator ( 10 ), and a switch assembly ( 20 ) is disclosed. The switch assembly ( 20 ) is formed by a flat upper housing...
6479114 Steering wheel with air bag  
A steering wheel with an air bag comprising a pad with said air bag, at least one spoke and a ring, which are integrally formed of a polyurethane, is disclosed. The polyurethane has 50 to 70 of...
6478330 Steering wheel  
An automotive steering wheel includes a heavy air bag system held by a horn-switching mechanism. Although the air bag system is heavy, the operator has a good feel for the operation of the...
6474686 Air bag device  
A folded-up air bag is accommodated in a module cover of a steering wheel, and a peripheral edge of an opening in the air bag is fixed to a retainer supporting an inflator. The folded-up air bag is...
6474682 Steering wheel with an airbag device  
Connecting pins are provided at connecting portions on the airbag device side in such a manner as to project therefrom, whereas connecting parts adapted to rotate in directions normal to an axial...
6471238 Air-bag device and a method for folding an air-bag  
An air-bag 12 is designed to vertically expand after transversely expanding while being inflated. The air-bag 12 having a substantially circular shape is folded from its opposite ends toward...
6471241 Steering wheel air bag protective device  
A steering wheel air bag protective device including a circular ring positionable within an air bag compartment that is disposed interiorly of a steering wheel. The circular ring has a hollow...
6467799 Airbag module and airbag thereof, and method of mounting the airbag  
An airbag module and method of mounting an airbag to the module. The module has an airbag, a gas generator, and a housing containing the airbag and the gas generator. The housing has a single-piece...
6467803 Device for triggering an airbag device which is accommodated in a steering wheel  
A device for triggering an airbag device that is accommodated in a steering wheel is described. The device has a firing cap for an airbag device that is accommodated in a steering wheel and is...
6464248 Gas bag cover with burst line  
A gas bag cover for a vehicle occupant restraint system has an inner side facing a gas bag to be covered and a wall thickness. The gas bag cover comprises at least one burst line being grooved into...
6464253 Vehicular restraint system  
A vehicular restraint system comprises an inflatable gas bag defining an internal volume and a gas generator with a pyrotechnic propellant charge for generating gas upon inflation of the gas bag....
6464252 Vehicular impact protection device  
An impact protection device for arrangement in a steering wheel of a truck vehicle is provided. The steering wheel has a rim that is located in a plane inclined at an angle of less than 45° to a...
6464247 Steering wheel with an airbag module  
An airbag module is mounted on a steering wheel in such a way that its vibrations are damped. It is connected to the steering wheel by at least one elastic element which has an isolated area for...
6457379 Horn actuating device for a motor-vehicle steering-wheel  
A horn actuating device for a motor-vehicle steering-wheel comprises a plurality of spring which resiliently support an actuating element constituted by the housing of the air-bag associated with...
6457743 Apparatus for use with a steering wheel assembly  
An apparatus ( 10 ) for use in a vehicle comprises a steering shaft ( 12 ) rotatable about a first axis (B) and an activatable lock ( 18 ) operatively coupled with the steering shaft for preventing...
6455792 Steering wheel with a moving contact  
The invention relates to a steering wheel with a moving contact that is elastically mounted and can move in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the steering column, especially to activate the...
6443482 Air bag apparatus  
An air bag apparatus, assembled in a vehicle steering wheel, is provided with an inflator, an air bag in a folded state and a cover for covering the folded air bag. The cover provided with a hinged...
6443486 Occupant protection device with a steering wheel airbag for a motor vehicle  
An occupant protection device for a motor vehicle includes an airbag configuration disposed in a hub of a steering wheel. A cover formed of two airbag flaps covers an airbag outlet opening. At...
6439599 Steering with airbag module  
The invention relates to a steering wheel having an air-bag module which has a gas generator and an air bag and is covered with respect to the passenger compartment by means of a covering cap...
6435546 Cover assembly for an air bag  
A cover assembly ( 10 ) for covering an inflatable occupant protection device ( 30 ) comprises a cover ( 50 ). The cover ( 50 ) has an inner surface ( 70 ) for facing the inflatable occupant...
6435540 Gas inflator for an airbag for reducing vibration in a steering column  
A gas inflator is movably supported in a spacer pot and/or in a protective sleeve of an airbag housing, and functions as a vibration damper weight. An annular spring element made of polymer...
6435547 Method of folding air bag for driver  
In a method of folding an air bag for a driver, an air bag is placed in a flat form to orient an upper surface of the air bag upwardly. Then, at least two side areas of the air bag in the flat form...
6438475 Crash detection system  
A crash detection system comprises two sensors with complementary performance characteristics, a controller evaluates the signals from both sensors to determine whether an airbag should be...
6431582 Simplified driver side air bag assembly  
An air bag module ( 20 ) comprising: a housing ( 22 ) having a first opening ( 102 ) within a first housing portion ( 100 ), a retaining member ( 24 ) having a second opening ( 52 ) and at least...
6428036 Air bag system with quick disconnect coupling  
An apparatus ( 10 ) for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle ( 12 ) comprises an inflatable protection device ( 32 ). The apparatus ( 10 ) also comprises an actuatable inflator ( 30 ) remote...
6422602 Air bag in air bag system  
An air bag wherein a peripheral wall portion on one side opposite to an opening for introducing an inflation gas is put on the side of a peripheral wall portion having the opening and flattened....
6422591 Vehicle occupant protection apparatus  
An apparatus ( 10 ) includes a frame structure ( 32 ) defining a deployment opening ( 40 ), an inflatable vehicle occupant protection device ( 14 ) aligned with the deployment opening ( 40 ), and a...
6422594 Airbag apparatus  
An bag apparatus of which the entire body or the module cover moves smoothly and is easily positioned with high accuracy is provided. The air bag apparatus is disposed at the central region of the...
6419261 Airbag apparatus  
An airbag apparatus is obtained in which a pad cover can be securely supported onto a base member and the manufacturing work is also facilitated. Hook-shaped engagement protrusions or tongue shaped...
6419265 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...
6412812 Driver side air bag module  
An air bag module ( 20 ) including: an inflator ( 30 ); a cushion ( 26 ); a retainer ring ( 28 ); a cover ( 22 ) having a relatively flexible side wall ( 48 a-d ) with a pair of flaps ( 50 a ,50 b...
6409208 Detent connection  
A detent connection comprises two retaining parts, one of which is provided with at least one detent nose. The detent nose is designed such that on shifting of the two retaining parts relative to...
6402193 Steering wheel with airbag module and horn contract  
The invention relates to a steering wheel, in particular for use in motor vehicles. The steering wheel comprises a steering wheel plane, an airbag module, a support plate and a spring plate...
6398255 Airbag arrangement in vehicles  
The invention relates to an airbag arrangement in vehicles, which is preferably secured at the steering wheel ( 11 ) of the vehicle and which comprises a gas generator ( 12 ) which is secured to a...
6394489 Steering wheel air bag module  
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus ( 10 ) comprises a steering column ( 18 ) of a vehicle ( 12 ) and a vehicle steering wheel ( 14 ). The steering wheel ( 14 ) comprises a hub ( 16 ), a rim (...
6386579 Steering wheel  
A steering wheel is produced from injection molding of a foamed thermoplastic elastomer. The thermoplastic foam material can produce desirable characteristics for both the rim and the airbag cover....
6382661 Vehicle steering wheel having inflatable devices  
An apparatus ( 10 ) for helping to protect a vehicle occupant in the event of a vehicle collision comprises a steering wheel ( 11 ) including a steering wheel armature ( 12 ). The steering wheel...
6371507 Worm gear drive for modular steering wheel and airbag combination  
A modular steering wheel and airbag combination includes an airbag assembly, a steering wheel assembly and a separate hub plate. The combination is preassembled as a unitary component which can...
6371510 Air bag module with internal deployment flap  
A vehicle occupant safety device ( 20 ) comprising: an air bag ( 70 ) initially in a folded configuration and when inflated by inflation gases expands to an inflated configuration to protect the...