Safety steering for motor vehicle
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1. A safety steering for motor vehicles with a plastically deformable deformation member arranged between a steering wheel and the upper end of a steering spindle, characterized in that a gas cushion means automatically inflatable upon exceeding a predetermined deceleration of the vehicle is arranged on the inside of the deformation member.
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A safety steering for motor vehicles with a plastically deformable deformation member arranged between the steering wheel and the upper end of the steering spindle and with an automatically inflatable gas cushion arranged on the inside of the deformation member which is automatically inflated when the deceleration of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined value.
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- 1. A safety steering for motor vehicles with a plastically deformable deformation member arranged between a steering wheel and the upper end of a steering spindle, characterized in that a gas cushion means automatically inflatable upon exceeding a predetermined deceleration of the vehicle is arranged on the inside of the deformation member.
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8. A safety steering for motor vehicles with a plastically deformable deformation member arranged between a steering wheel and the upper end of a steering spindle, characterized in that a gas cushion means automatically inflatable upon exceeding a predetermined deceleration of the vehicle is arranged on the inside of the deformation member, wherein the side of the deformation member facing the driver is closed by a cover means adapted to be pushed out by the inflating gas cushion means;
- a pyrotechnical charge means is provided for the filling of the gas cushion means which effects a strong gas formation directly after the ignition thereof, said gas cushion means being protected against the flame front of the burning pyrotechnical charge means by a container consisting of a fine-mesh wire fabric; and
means for retaining said cover means are provided to retain said cover means at a position at one of the two parts consisting of deformation member and steering wheel when said cover means is pushed out by said inflating gas cushion means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
- a pyrotechnical charge means is provided for the filling of the gas cushion means which effects a strong gas formation directly after the ignition thereof, said gas cushion means being protected against the flame front of the burning pyrotechnical charge means by a container consisting of a fine-mesh wire fabric; and
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13. A safety apparatus for a vehicle of the type having a steering wheel arranged at a passenger facing end of a steering spindle, said apparatus comprising:
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a plastically deformable deformation member positioned between the steering wheel and the passenger facing end of the steering spindle, a gas cushion means being disposed inside the deformation member, said gas cushion means automatically inflatable by gas upon exceeding a predetermined deceleration member, and means for enabling the escape of a predetermined amount of gas from said gas cushion means to dissipate impact energy, said deformation member and gas cushion means being arranged such that said deformation member dissipates impact energy in excess of the impact energy dissipated by the predetermined amount of gas escape from said gas cushion means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A steering wheel safety device for vehicles comprising a plastically deformable deformation member positioned between a steering wheel and a passenger facing end of a steering spindle, and a gas cushion means automatically inflatable upon exceeding a predetermined deceleration of a vehicle disposed inside the deformation member.
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29. A steering wheel safety device for vehicles comprising a plastically deformable deformation member positioned between a steering wheel and a passenger facing end of a steering spindle;
- a gas cushion means automatically inflatable upon exceeding a predetermined deceleration of a vehicle disposed inside of the deformation member, wherein a cover means adapted to be pushed out by the inflating gas cushion means, covers said deformation member; and
means for retaining said cover means at a position at one of the two parts, including said deformation member and said steering wheel, when said cover means is pushed out by said inflating gas cushion means.
- a gas cushion means automatically inflatable upon exceeding a predetermined deceleration of a vehicle disposed inside of the deformation member, wherein a cover means adapted to be pushed out by the inflating gas cushion means, covers said deformation member; and
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