公开(公告)号：US20170050603A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-23

申请号：US15236412

申请日：2016-08-13

Applicant: Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Byron Spencer

IPC: B60R21/203

CPC classification number: B60R21/2035

Abstract: An assembly of a driver airbag module (102) and a steering wheel (104) having an airbag module including a housing (106) and a plurality of loop members (108) extending from the housing (106) and a steering wheel (104) having an armature (120) with a center or hub portion (122) onto which the airbag module (102) is attached. The armature (120) has hook members (110a, 110b, 110c), each hook member having a hook void (190). The hook void (190) is defined by a space above one or two base members (160a, 160b) and below a retaining member (180). The base member (160a, 160b) has a shallow ramped surface extending upwardly to an end wall and the retaining member (180) has a hook surface above the ramped surface and extending to the end wall. The loop member (108) is retained in the hook void (190) between the hook surface (186) and the ramped surface (168).

Abstract translation: 具有安全气囊模块的驾驶员安全气囊模块（102）和方向盘（104）的组件包括壳体（106）和从壳体（106）延伸的多个环构件（108）和方向盘（104） 具有带有中心或轮毂部分（122）的衔铁（120），安全气囊模块（102）安装在该中心或轮毂部分上。 电枢（120）具有钩构件（110a，110b，110c），每个钩构件具有钩空隙（190）。 钩空隙（190）由一个或两个基底构件（160a，160b）上方的空间和保持构件（180）下方限定。 基部构件（160a，160b）具有向上延伸到端壁的浅斜面，并且保持构件（180）在倾斜表面上方具有延伸到端壁的钩表面。 环形构件（108）被保持在钩表面（186）和倾斜表面（168）之间的钩形空隙（190）中。

公开(公告)号：US11034319B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16307635

申请日：2017-06-07

Applicant: Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Byron Spencer

IPC: B60R21/203 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/217 ,  H01H13/04 ,  H01H13/14 ,  B60R21/201

Abstract: An assembly includes a housing (12) and a cover (20) that define a cavity (15). An air bag (22) is positioned in the cavity (15), and the cover (20) has hooks (46) that engage with the housing (12) to secure the cover (20) to the housing (12). The air bag (22) expands to absorb kinetic energy of a driver. The hooks (46) are energized into engagement with the housing (12) directly or indirectly by the air bag (22) as it expands.

公开(公告)号：US10926786B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16067105

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Jendrowski ,  Byron Spencer ,  Roland Furtado

IPC: B62D1/04 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K37/06 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/03

Abstract: An information processing and display system comprising steering wheel (10) having a rim (12) and at least one spoke (14), and a plurality of sensors (102, 106, 108) placed about one or both of the rim and the spoke, each sensor selectively actuable due to the proximity of a finger, fingers, a hand or hands of a driver; and a processor, logic device or computer (120) in communication with each sensor and capable of detecting specific hand or finger movements corresponding to specific desirable functions.

公开(公告)号：US10422399B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15560512

申请日：2016-03-23

Applicant: Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Byron Spencer ,  Michael Jendrowski

IPC: B62D7/22 ,  F16F7/10 ,  B62D1/04

Abstract: A system 300 for controlling vibratory motion in a vehicle steering wheel 20 prone to oscillate in a given direction due to extraneous inputs at one or more frequencies. The system 300 has a steering wheel 20 of the type exhibiting a vibratory motion along a defined axis at one or more frequencies, at least one sensor for sensing the acceleration of the steering wheel 20 along the defined axis and an active control mechanism responsive to the output of the at least one sensor. The sensor is an accelerometer having a movable first mass 70 and a solenoid coil 56 which when activated moves the mass 70 in a direction opposite to the motion of the steering wheel 20 and at the frequency of motion of the steering wheel 20.