Driver airbag with emblem

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11628780-B2
Application number	US-202117409235-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2021
Priority date	Sep 1, 2020
Publication date	Apr 18, 2023
Grant date	Apr 18, 2023

Abstract

A driver airbag with an emblem is proposed. The driver airbag with an emblem includes: a first cover mounted to a steering wheel; an emblem arranged on an upper portion of the first cover; a second cover having an emblem hole exposing a portion or all of the emblem upward, covering the emblem or the first cover from above the emblem, and coupled to the first cover or the steering wheel; and an airbag module coupled to the steering wheel below the first cover, and configured to deploy an airbag cushion toward a front portion of an occupant while rotating the first cover or the second cover during an operation thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A driver airbag, comprising:
a first cover mounted to a steering wheel of a vehicle;
an emblem disposed on the first cover;
a second cover disposed on the first cover, connected to the first cover or the steering wheel, and having an emblem hole at least partially exposing the emblem; and
an airbag module connected to the steering wheel and configured to, when activated, rotate the first or second cover and deploy an airbag cushion toward a front of a driver of the vehicle,
wherein the airbag module comprises a mounting plate coupled to the steering wheel, and the first cover or the second cover is coupled to the mounting plate, and
wherein the mounting plate comprises a first coupling hook protruding outwardly, the first cover has a first coupling groove located corresponding to a location of the first coupling hook, and the first coupling hook is inserted into the first coupling groove.

2. The driver airbag of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling hook includes an inclined portion having an inclined surface.

3. The driver airbag of claim 1 , wherein:
the first cover comprises a first hinge portion configured to rotate a portion of the first cover when the airbag cushion is deployed, and
the second cover comprises a second hinge portion located corresponding to a location of the first hinge portion and configured to rotate a portion of the second cover when the airbag cushion is deployed.

4. The driver airbag of claim 1 , further comprising a light emitting module coupled between the first cover and the emblem and configured to emit light toward the emblem, wherein the light emitting module comprises:
an electric wire connected to and transmitting electric power from a power apparatus of the vehicle;
a circuit board connected to the electric wire and configured to convert the electric power to an electric signal;
a light emitting device connected to the circuit board and configured to emit the light; and
a lens configured to disperse the light emitted from the light emitting device.

5. The driver airbag of claim 1 , wherein:
the second cover has a second coupling groove located corresponding to the location of the first coupling groove, and
the first coupling hook is inserted into the first coupling groove or the second coupling groove.

6. The driver airbag of claim 5 , wherein the first coupling hook includes a bent portion inserted into the second coupling groove.

7. The driver airbag of claim 5 , wherein the first cover includes an insertion rib located adjacent to the first coupling groove, extending outwardly and inserted into the second coupling groove.

8. The driver airbag of claim 1 , wherein:
the mounting plate comprises a second coupling hook extending on an outer surface of the second cover toward the second cover,
the second cover has a third coupling groove located corresponding to a location of the second coupling hook, and
the second coupling hook is inserted into the third coupling groove.

9. The driver airbag of claim 8 , wherein:
the emblem comprises a fourth coupling groove, and
the first cover comprises a first welding protrusion protruding toward the emblem from a portion of the first cover corresponding to a location of the fourth coupling groove and inserted in the fourth coupling groove.

10. The driver airbag of claim 9 , wherein:
the first cover has a fifth coupling groove, and
the second cover has a second welding protrusion protruding toward the first cover from a portion of the second cover corresponding to a location of the fifth coupling groove and inserted in the fifth coupling grooves.

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Do Hyoung
• Ko Seok Hoon

Classifications

• G09F21/049

  giving information to passengers inside the vehicles · CPC title

• B60R21/203

  in steering wheels or steering columns · CPC title

• B60R21/21656 Primary

  Steering wheel covers or similar cup-shaped covers · CPC title

• B60R21/2035 Primary

  using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit (steering wheel covers with tear lines B60R21/21656; assembling of modules B60R21/217) · CPC title

• B60R2021/21543

  with emblems · CPC title