Steering wheel with vibration damping mass
First Claim
1. A steering wheel comprising:
- a steering wheel body,a base, said base carrying an inflator and an airbag package, such that said base, said inflator and said airbag package form a first sub-assembly, said base being connected to the steering wheel body at least indirectly via at least one elastic element, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body in at least one direction so that the whole sub-assembly serves as a vibration damping mass,a cover element comprising a roof extending over the airbag package,at least one cover-element-side restraining element disposed on the cover element, the at least one cover-element-side restraining element being without function as long as an airbag of the airbag package is not deployed but configured to restrain the cover element when the airbag deploys, andat least one horn sensor generating a signal when a pressing force exceeding a predefined value is applied to the roof,wherein the cover element is not rigidly connected to the base, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body under deformation of the elastic element while the cover element does not move relative to the steering wheel body.
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Abstract
A steering wheel includes a steering wheel body and a base. The base carrying an inflator and an airbag package, such that the base, the inflator and the airbag package form a first sub-assembly. The base is connected to the steering wheel body at least indirectly via at least one elastic element, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body in at least one direction so that the whole sub-assembly serves as a vibration damping mass. The steering wheel also includes a cover element with a roof extending over the airbag package, and at least one horn sensor generating a signal when a pressing force exceeding a predefined value is applied to the roof. The cover element is not rigidly connected to the base, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body under deformation of the elastic element while the cover element does not move relative to the steering wheel body.
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1. A steering wheel comprising:
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a steering wheel body, a base, said base carrying an inflator and an airbag package, such that said base, said inflator and said airbag package form a first sub-assembly, said base being connected to the steering wheel body at least indirectly via at least one elastic element, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body in at least one direction so that the whole sub-assembly serves as a vibration damping mass, a cover element comprising a roof extending over the airbag package, at least one cover-element-side restraining element disposed on the cover element, the at least one cover-element-side restraining element being without function as long as an airbag of the airbag package is not deployed but configured to restrain the cover element when the airbag deploys, and at least one horn sensor generating a signal when a pressing force exceeding a predefined value is applied to the roof, wherein the cover element is not rigidly connected to the base, such that the sub-assembly can move relative to the steering wheel body under deformation of the elastic element while the cover element does not move relative to the steering wheel body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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