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Steering wheel with integrated airbag unit

  • US 6,206,413 B1
  • Filed: 03/05/1999
  • Issued: 03/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A steering wheel assembly comprising:

  • a container (11) having a bottom and an upper end;

    said upper end having an opening (16) delimited by a rim (18);

    a gas generator (14) mounted at said bottom in said container (11);

    a gas air bag (15) having a mouth with an edge portion (17);

    said gas bag (15) folded into said container (11) so as to be positioned between said gas generator (14) and said opening (16);

    said edge portion (17) placed onto said rim (18) of said container (11);

    a steering wheel member (12) placed onto said edge portion (17) and secured to said upper end of said container (11) so as to clamp said edge portion (17) of said gas bag (15) between said rim (18) of said container (11) and said steering wheel member (12);

    wherein said rim (18) of said container (11) has an outwardly proiecting flange (18) and wherein said steering wheel member (12) is connected to said outwardly projecting flange (18); and

    a cover (13) having snap-in means (22), wherein said steering wheel member (12) has throughbores (19) and wherein said outwardly projecting flange (18) has through openings (20) aligned with said throughbores (18), wherein said cover (13) is connected to said steering wheel member (12) and said container (11) by said snap-in means (22) penetrating said throughbores (19) and said through openings (20).

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