Vehicle steering wheel with a gas bag module and a discharge opening
First Claim
1. A vehicle steering wheel, including a gas bag module which has a gas generator for filling a gas bag, the steering wheel having at least one discharge opening formed in a rigid component of one of the steering wheel or the gas bag module, through which opening gas generated by the gas generator can partially discharge, the steering wheel further including at least one electrically controllable closure element, by which the discharge opening can be opened, the closure element being designed and controllable such that it is movable several times into an open position and into a closure position.
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Abstract
A vehicle steering wheel includes a gas bag module which has a gas generator (14) for filling a gas bag. The steering wheel has at least one discharge opening (12; 34) formed in a rigid component (10) of the steering wheel or of the gas bag module, through which opening gas generated by the gas generator (14) can partially discharge. The steering wheel further includes at least one electrically controllable closure element (14; 26; 28), by which the discharge opening (12; 34) can be opened. The closure element (14; 26, 28) is designed and controllable such that it is movable several times into an open position and into a closure position.
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- 1. A vehicle steering wheel, including a gas bag module which has a gas generator for filling a gas bag, the steering wheel having at least one discharge opening formed in a rigid component of one of the steering wheel or the gas bag module, through which opening gas generated by the gas generator can partially discharge, the steering wheel further including at least one electrically controllable closure element, by which the discharge opening can be opened, the closure element being designed and controllable such that it is movable several times into an open position and into a closure position.
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