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7621560 Horn switch  
An assembly is provided for steering a vehicle including a steering wheel ( 18 ) with an armature ( 300 ); an air bag module ( 14 ) is coupled to the steering wheel and is operable to expand to...
7607681 Airbag cover  
An airbag cover has lid portions which are opened by a breakable portion being broken when the airbag cover is pushed by an airbag which is being inflated and is formed from a synthetic resin by...
7597344 Assembly with a gas bag module and a locking check arrangement  
In an assembly with a gas bag module and a locking check arrangement, the gas bag module has a first detent element adapted for engagement with a second detent element to form a detent connection...
7592557 Horn actuator switch  
A horn actuator for a vehicle horn mounts to a steering wheel hub. The horn actuator has a number of support posts that each pass through a switch cup and mount into the steering wheel hub. A...
7591480 Airbag cover for a vehicle occupant restraint system  
An airbag cover for a vehicle occupant restraint system has an outside that is visible in the installed state and an opposite inside, a plastic cap and a reinforcement insert that, during one of...
7584986 Airbag module  
An airbag module including an airbag and an arrangement for fastening the airbag in which the airbag is fastened by means of a clamping connection. The arrangement includes a form-fitting...
7578517 Knee airbag device  
A knee airbag device includes a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state inside a steering column cover. When the knee airbag receives gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed from the...
7571929 Knee airbag device  
A knee airbag device includes a knee airbag that is disposed in a folded state inside a steering column cover. When the knee airbag receives gas, the knee airbag is inflated and deployed from an...
7566071 Steering wheel with airbag apparatus  
An airbag apparatus is mounted to a front surface side of a base member of a steering wheel so as to be capable of advancing and retracting in the direction of an axial line of a steering column. A...
7556282 Steering wheel assembly  
A steering wheel assembly includes a bracket and a spring. At least one arm of the spring is inserted through a first aperture and a second aperture. The arm extends across a hole for receiving a...
7547042 Steering wheel  
A steering wheel is disclosed, the steering wheel comprising a frame as radially outwardly-extending spokes ( 3,4 ) and a rim ( 5 ). The frame defines a recess to receive an air-bag unit 9 . The...
7540530 Gas bag module and vehicle steering wheel comprising such gas bag module  
A gas bag module ( 10 ) comprises a gas generator ( 16 ) and a generator carrier ( 12 ), to which the gas generator ( 16 ) is fastened and via which the gas generator ( 16 ) can be fastened...
7533897 Method and apparatus for securing an air bag  
An assembly is provided for steering a vehicle including a driver interface operable to enable a driver to steer the vehicle and at least one control member operable to couple the driver interface...
7530593 Airbag device and operating method for said device  
The invention creates an airbag device, wherein a driver's airbag is provided, at least substantially “stationary” relative to a steering wheel movement, and which has a shape that at least...
7520528 Steering wheel assembly with airbag module  
A steering wheel assembly includes an airbag module having an airbag; and a centrally-located steering pad housing said airbag module and includes; a deployment segment located around a peripheral...
7513527 Airbag module  
An airbag module for a motor vehicle having an airbag which can be inflated with gas through an inflation opening in order to protect an occupant, and having a gas generator with which the gas for...
7510404 Fixing structure and control device using that fixing structure  
A fixing structure wherein impact transmitted to a housing is efficiently transmitted to a circuit board and strain etc. generated at the housing are not transmitted to the circuit board. The...
7510209 Airbag module with integral locking mechanism and method of making  
A method and apparatus for mounting an airbag module to a vehicle, the apparatus comprising a backing plate for mounting the airbag module to the vehicle, the backing plate comprising: a plurality...
7490852 Apparatus and method for providing a horn contact mechanism  
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a steering wheel arrangement for motor vehicles having a steering wheel, an airbag module held at the steering wheel and movable in the...
7490849 Airbag device  
In an airbag device, a decorative member is prevented from being scattered with a simple structure at the time of expansion of an airbag. That is, a concave part of the airbag cover ( 50 ) on which...
7484754 Steering wheel equipped with airbag device  
A ring portion of a steering wheel is disposed to be inclined relative to a vertical direction with an inclined angle between 40 and 90 degrees, when viewed from a vehicle width direction, and a...
7481456 Airbag apparatus  
An airbag apparatus including: an airbag; a vent hole; a plurality of rupture joining parts which join the base fabric pieces in a manner breakable by the high-pressure gas expansion; and a vent...
7481455 Airbag system for steering wheel  
In an airbag system for a steering wheel according to the invention, an airbag is folded through a first step and a second step after the airbag is unfolded flatly with a driver side wall and a...
7481450 Vehicle steering wheel with an airbag module  
A vehicle steering wheel ( 20 ) includes a movable airbag module ( 24 ) which can be depressed by a limited axial stroke for generating a horn signal. The vehicle steering wheel ( 20 ) further...
7481449 Airbag device for driver's seat  
An airbag of an airbag device for the driver's seat of the invention is stored in a way that a carbody-side wall part and a driver-side wall part are overlapped and spread flat, and the airbag is...
7478830 Generator support for a driver air bag module to be mounted in the steering wheel of a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a generator support for a driver air bag module to be mounted in the steering wheel of a motor vehicle. The generator support includes at least one fastening area for...
7475902 Steering wheel  
The steering wheel includes a wheel body and an airbag apparatus disposed on top of a boss. The wheel body is divided into a shaft side division joined to the steering shaft, and a ring side...
7469921 Gas bag restraint system  
A gas bag restraint system has a gas bag module and a fastening device for said gas bag module. The fastening device has at least one spring that during assembly comes into latching engagement with...
7467808 Steering wheel with airbag apparatus  
To provide a steering wheel and an airbag apparatus including a module cover, a portion thereof is operable to prevent an interior of the airbag apparatus from being viewed through a gap between...
7464959 Apparatus having a mechanism for limiting the movement of an air bag module relative to a steering wheel  
An apparatus ( 10 ) for a vehicle includes a steering wheel ( 12 ) and a vehicle occupant protection device ( 14 ) that is mounted to the steering wheel ( 12 ) and is actuatable for helping to...
7455316 Air-bag arrangement  
An air-bag arrangement is disclosed which comprises an air-bag ( 21 ), an aperture ( 22 ) communicating with the interior of the air-bag ( 21 ), and a gas generator ( 23 ) to generate gas to...
7445238 Occupant protection apparatus  
First and second lateral flaps depending from the central portion of a panel of air bag material are folded inwards towards the central portion so as to form a duct of a deflector which is closed...
7441801 Steering wheel equipped with airbag device  
The illuminator constituting an indirect illumination is provided on the driver side of the switch cover of the horn switch provided at the fixed portion. Specifically, the clear acryl plate is...
7441800 Steering wheel for a motor vehicle  
A steering wheel for a motor vehicle is provided having a hub element, a steering wheel rim, at least one steering wheel spoke for attaching the steering wheel rim to the hub element and at least...
7441799 Non-circular steering wheel assembly and airbag module  
The application provides non-circular steering wheel designs and steering wheel-mounted airbag housings, cushions, and modules for use in vehicles using non-circular steering wheels. The airbag...
7438312 Vehicle steering wheel with pivoting horn  
The invention relates to a steering wheel ( 11 ) of an automotive vehicle including a framework ( 17 ), a foam filling ( 19 ) and a horn device ( 33 ) with an integrated airbag module ( 21 )...
7434830 Rider restraining device for two wheel vehicle  
An air-bag type rider restraining device for a two wheel vehicle having a scooter structure. A stay is firmly fixed by welding to a front portion of a head pipe. A connection member is fastened...
7422236 Apparatus and method for providing a horn contact mechanism  
A method an apparatus for providing a horn switch assembly for securing an inflatable cushion to a steering wheel armature, the horn switch assembly comprising: a backing plate defining a receiving...
7416209 Airbag apparatus  
An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a gas generator, a retainer to which the airbag and the gas generator are attached, and a module cover for covering the folded airbag. The airbag has a front...
7413221 Airbag apparatus with accumulator  
An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, an inflator, and an accumulator. The airbag is configured to be stored in a vehicle before inflation. The inflator is configured to provide gas for inflating...
7410188 Apparatus for mounting driver-side airbag module in vehicle  
Disclosed is an apparatus for mounting a driver-side airbag module in a vehicle, capable of easily assembling the driver-side airbag module with a steering wheel by using a link, a hook and a bolt...
7407183 Driver side air bag module with annular air bag and centrally disposed control module  
An air bag module ( 20 ) having a base plate ( 30 ) and a toroidal air bag ( 80 ) is disclosed. The toroidal air bag ( 80 ) defines a pocket ( 120 ). The toroidal air bag ( 80 ) is coupled to the...
7401811 Airbag device  
An airbag includes two base cloths sewn together at their outer peripheries by a seam extending from a central portion to the outer periphery of the base cloths into a vortical shape. When gas is...
7398994 Assembly for retaining an airbag module to a steering wheel  
An assembly of an airbag module and a steering wheel of a vehicle has the airbag module moveable between a resting position and a working position, corresponding to the actuation of the horn of the...
7393003 Base plate attachment  
An airbag assembly includes an airbag, an inflator for inflating the airbag, a cover and a base plate. The base plate attaches to the cover such that the base plate is secured on each edge of the...
7390018 Steering wheel with non-rotating airbag  
The present invention relates to a steering wheel having a stationary hub mounted portion. The steering wheel has an armature with a hub and is coupled to a vehicle steering shaft. The hub is...
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...