Badge assembly for being connected to an airbag cover, airbag cover, airbag module and vehicle steering wheel comprising such badge assembly
First Claim
1. A badge assembly (10) for being connected to an airbag cover, comprising:
- a retaining plate (20) comprising a plurality of clip seats (21), and a badge (10) comprising a design component (15) and a logo component (14), the logo component (14) comprising a carrier element (13) and a decoration element (12), the carrier element (13) being stationarily attached to the decoration element (12) to prevent relative movement between the carrier element (13) and the decoration element (12) when the badge assembly (10) is connected to the airbag cover, the design component (15) having an annular configuration and including radially opposed logo seats (16) configured to receive the logo component (14), the design component (15) comprising a plurality of clip connectors (11) configured to extend through a front plate of the airbag cover and be received in the clip seats (21) of the retaining plate (20) to clip-connect the design component (15) to the retaining plate (20) and clamp the airbag cover between the design component (15) and the retaining plate, the design component (15) being a hold-down device for the logo component (14) via the logo seats (16).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a badge assembly for being connected to an airbag cover composing a badge (10) and a retaining plate (20) adapted to be clip-connected to each other, wherein the badge comprises positioning pins (17) which are adapted to be tightly connected to positioning seats (23) of the retaining element. The invention excels by the fact that the badge (10) includes a decoration element (12) and a carrier element (13) being tightly connected to each other, wherein the carrier element (13) comprises the positioning pins (17). The invention further relates to an airbag cover, an airbag module and a vehicle steering wheel comprising said badge assembly as well as a manufacturing method.
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26 Claims
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1. A badge assembly (10) for being connected to an airbag cover, comprising:
- a retaining plate (20) comprising a plurality of clip seats (21), and a badge (10) comprising a design component (15) and a logo component (14), the logo component (14) comprising a carrier element (13) and a decoration element (12), the carrier element (13) being stationarily attached to the decoration element (12) to prevent relative movement between the carrier element (13) and the decoration element (12) when the badge assembly (10) is connected to the airbag cover, the design component (15) having an annular configuration and including radially opposed logo seats (16) configured to receive the logo component (14), the design component (15) comprising a plurality of clip connectors (11) configured to extend through a front plate of the airbag cover and be received in the clip seats (21) of the retaining plate (20) to clip-connect the design component (15) to the retaining plate (20) and clamp the airbag cover between the design component (15) and the retaining plate, the design component (15) being a hold-down device for the logo component (14) via the logo seats (16).
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23. A badge assembly (10) for being connected to an airbag cover, comprising:
- a retaining plate (20) comprising a plurality of clip seats (21), and a badge (10) comprising a design component (15) and a logo component (14), the design component (15) having an annular configuration and including radially opposed logo seats (16) configured to receive the logo component (14), the design component (15) comprising a plurality of clip connectors (11) configured to extend through a front plate of the airbag cover and be received in the clip seats (21) of the retaining plate (20) to clip-connect the design component (15) to the retaining plate (20) and clamp the airbag cover between the design component (15) and the retaining plate, the design component (15) being a hold-down device for the logo component (14) via the logo seats (16), wherein the logo component (14) comprises positioning pins (17) configured to extend through the airbag cover and engage positioning seats (23) on the retaining plate (20) to align the badge assembly (10) relative to retaining plate (20).
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25. A badge assembly (10) for being connected to an airbag cover, comprising:
- a retaining plate (20) comprising a plurality of clip seats (21), and a badge (10) comprising a design component (15) and a logo component (14), the logo component (14) including a carrier element (13) and a decoration element (12) tightly connected to each other, the carrier element (13) comprising positioning pins (17) configured to extend through the front plate of the airbag cover and engage positioning seats (23) on the retaining plate (20), the decoration element (12) including a material different from that of the carrier element (13), the decoration element (12) being shaped as a cap and encompassing the carrier element (13) on several sides, the design component (15) comprising a plurality of clip connectors (11) configured to extend through a front plate of the airbag cover and be received in the clip seats (21) of the retaining plate (20) to clip-connect the design component (15) to the retaining plate (20) and clamp the airbag cover between the design component (15) and the retaining plate, wherein the design component (15) is a hold-down device for the logo component (14) via the logo seats (16).
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