Airbag module
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1. An airbag module comprising:
- a housing that has side walls that have free ends;
a base plate on which a gas generator is mounted;
a cover plate located on the free ends of the side walls for closing the airbag module;
the housing is provided with a latching device for the mounting of the airbag module on a vehicle component, wherein the latching device is an integral part of the housing on the side walls and/or the base plate of the housing such that the airbag module is mounted on the vehicle component solely by the latching device.
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Abstract
An airbag module has a housing with side walls and a base plate, on which a gas generator is mounted. A cover plate is located on the free ends of the side walls for closing the airbag module. The housing is provided with a latching or snap-action device for the latching arrangement of the airbag module on a component of the vehicle, in particular on a steering wheel. The latching device is formed as an integral part of the housing on the side walls and/or on the base plate of the housing, such that the airbag module is mounted solely by the latching device on the appropriate part of the vehicle.
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18 Claims
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1. An airbag module comprising:
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a housing that has side walls that have free ends;
a base plate on which a gas generator is mounted;
a cover plate located on the free ends of the side walls for closing the airbag module;
the housing is provided with a latching device for the mounting of the airbag module on a vehicle component, wherein the latching device is an integral part of the housing on the side walls and/or the base plate of the housing such that the airbag module is mounted on the vehicle component solely by the latching device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A steering wheel having an airbag module mounted on the steering wheel, wherein the airbag module comprises:
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a housing that has side walls that have free ends;
a base plate on which a gas generator is mounted;
a cover plate located on the free ends of the side walls for closing the airbag module;
the housing is provided with elastically deformable spring elements for the mounting of the airbag module on steering wheel wherein the spring elements are an integral part of the housing on the side walls and/or the base plate of the housing such that the airbag module is mounted on the vehicle steering wheel solely by the spring elements.
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