Airbag device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10899302-B2
Application number	US-201916353053-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2019
Priority date	Mar 29, 2018
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

An airbag device for a steering wheel includes: an inflator for supplying an inflation gas to a folded airbag, the inflator including: a main body having a gas discharge portion on an upper portion side; and a flange portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the main body which is the outer peripheral surface located further on a lower side than the gas discharge port; an attachment base holding the inflator by making the flange portion be attached to the attachment base; fastening members arranged at a plurality positions in a lower surface side around the inflator and mounted on the steering wheel main body by the fastening members. Each of the fastening members is disposed such that at least a part of the fastening member is disposed so as to vertically overlap the flange portion in a lower side of the flange portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An airbag device for a steering wheel comprising:
an inflator for supplying an inflation gas to a folded airbag the inflator including:
a main body having a gas discharge port on an upper portion side; and
a flange portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the main body which is the outer peripheral surface located further on a lower side than the gas discharge port;

an attachment base having an attachment plate which is attached to the flange portion to hold the inflator;
fastening members arranged at a plurality of positions in a lower surface side around the inflator and configured to mount the inflator on the steering wheel main body, and each of the fastening members being disposed such that at least a part of the fastening member vertically overlaps the flange portion in a lower side of the flange portion;
a support plate disposed below the attachment plate;
horn switch bodies disposed between the attachment plate and the support plate;
the horn switch bodies arranged at a plurality of positions around the inflator and each include:
a switch a gain body which is interposed between the attachment plate and the support plate and has an upper side contact point and a lower side contact point which can operate a horn by being brought into contact with each other;
an attachment pin in which the lower side contact point is disposed on an upper surface side and which is prevented from coming off from the switch main body, extends downward from the switch main body through the support plate, and is fastened to a fastening portion of the steering wheel main body; and
an urging unit which urges the upper side contact point so as to be separated from the lower side contact point by a horn operating stroke; and
each of the horn switch bodies constitutes one of the fastening members and is disposed such that at least a part of the switch main body vertically overlaps the flange portion on a lower side of the flange portion.

Assignees

• Toyoda Gosei Kk

Inventors

• Ishii Tsutomu
• Yamada Tadashi
• Sato Yuji
• Kawamura Koji

Classifications

• B60R21/2037 Primary

  the module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted, e.g. for actuating the horn switch or for protecting the driver in a non-deployment situation (horn switches integrated in steering wheel covers with tear lines B60R21/21658) · CPC title

• B60R21/217

  Inflation fluid source retainers, e.g. reaction canisters; Connection of bags, covers, diffusers or inflation fluid sources therewith or together · CPC title

• B60R2021/2172

  the cover being connected to the surrounding part and to the module, e.g. floating mounts · CPC title