Air bag assembly mounting mechanism
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1. An air bag assembly mounting mechanism for mounting an air bag assembly onto a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
- fixing means for fixing said air bag assembly to a chassis; and
temporary fixing means for temporarily fixing said air bag assembly to said chassis, having engaging portions provided on said chassis and said air bag assembly, respectively, said temporary fixing means temporarily fixing said air bag assembly as said engaging portions are engaged with each other, thereby supporting the air bag assembly to counteract a reaction force of said fixing means during fixing.
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Abstract
A mechanism for mounting an air bag assembly on a steering wheel. Before the air bag assembly is firmly screwed to the steering wheel, claws projecting from the air bag assembly engage with claws of the steering wheel so as to temporarily fix the air bag assembly to the steering wheel. Subsequently, the air bag assembly is screwed to the steering wheel, and the air bag assembly does not move inadvertently without being manually pressed firmly at the time of screwing, thereby rendering the mounting operation speedy and accurate.
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1. An air bag assembly mounting mechanism for mounting an air bag assembly onto a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
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fixing means for fixing said air bag assembly to a chassis; and temporary fixing means for temporarily fixing said air bag assembly to said chassis, having engaging portions provided on said chassis and said air bag assembly, respectively, said temporary fixing means temporarily fixing said air bag assembly as said engaging portions are engaged with each other, thereby supporting the air bag assembly to counteract a reaction force of said fixing means during fixing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An air bag assembly mounting mechanism for mounting said air bag assembly onto a chassis of a vehicle, comprising:
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a plurality of first engaging claws projecting from a steering wheel; a plurality of second engaging claws projection from said air bag assembly and adapted to allow said air bag assembly to be temporarily fixing to said steering wheel by being engaged with said first engaging claws; a mounting bracket disposed on said steering wheel and adapted to mount said air bag assembly; and a plurality of screw hole portions disposed in said air bag assembly and adapted to fix said air bag assembly to said steering wheel as a plurality of screws inserted through said bracket are threadedly engaged therewith, said air bag assembly receiving a reaction force in a direction away from said steering wheel when each of said screws is threadedly engaged with each of said screw hole portions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An air bag assembly mounting mechanism for mounting an air bag assembly onto a steering wheel of a vehicle, comprising:
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a first engaging claw disposed on said steering wheel and extending integrally form an inflator cover; a second engaging claw disposed on said air bag assembly and adapted to allow said air bag assembly to be temporarily fixed to said steering wheel by being engaged with said first engaging claw; a mounting bracket disposed on said steering wheel; and a screw hole portion provided in said air bag assembly, a fixing screw inserted through said bracket being adapted to threadedly engage with said screw hole portion. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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