Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Steering wheel with air bag device
- Patent Title (中): 带气囊装置的方向盘
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Application No.: US12133847Application Date: 2008-06-05
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Publication No.: US07766381B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Takeshi Fujimori , Mamoru Takagi
- Applicant: Takeshi Fujimori , Mamoru Takagi
- Applicant Address: JP Shizuoka
- Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Nihon Plast Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Shizuoka
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2007-226548 20070831
- Main IPC: B60R21/16
- IPC: B60R21/16

Abstract:
A steering wheel with an air bag device includes: a steering wheel body having: an annular rim portion; a boss portion; a plurality of spoke portions; an upper space; and a plurality of lower spaces. The air bag device is mounted to the steering wheel body, the air bag device includes: an air bag; an inflator; a cover member covering the air bag; and an emblem disposed at a substantially central portion of a front surface of the cover member confronting a driver's seat. The cover member includes a tear line arranged to break to form a plurality of door portions each arranged to pivot toward one of the upper and lower spaces. The tear line is formed to pivot the emblem to one of the lower spaces of the steering wheel body when the cover member is broken at the inflation of the air bag.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090058055A1 STEERING WHEEL WITH AIR BAG DEVICE Public/Granted day:2009-03-05
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