公开(公告)号：US6149188A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-21

申请号：US185809

申请日：1998-11-04

申请人： James Jeffrey Simpson ,  Andrew James Barr ,  Duane David Williams ,  Rale Richard Wolf ,  Barry Christian Worrell

发明人： James Jeffrey Simpson ,  Andrew James Barr ,  Duane David Williams ,  Rale Richard Wolf ,  Barry Christian Worrell

IPC分类号： B60R21/20 ,  B60R21/203 ,  B62D1/11 ,  B60R21/16

CPC分类号： B60R21/203 ,  B62D1/11

摘要： A steering wheel assembly has a mounting plate which secures a molded steering wheel to a steering shaft in a vehicle. The mounting plate has a pair of slots having respective longitudinal axes which intersect the plane of the steering wheel at a six o'clock position with an included angle of approximately ninety (90) degrees. The longitudinal axis of one of the slots intersects a transverse axis of the steering wheel at a forty-five (45) degree angle at a three o'clock position and the longitudinal axes of the other slot similarly intersects the transverse axis at the nine o'clock position. The slots are effective to control energy absorption and deflection of the steering wheel when it is impacted at a position other then the twelve o'clock position.

摘要翻译： 方向盘组件具有将模制的方向盘固定到车辆中的转向轴的安装板。 安装板具有一对狭槽，其具有各自的纵向轴线，该纵向轴线在六点钟位置处与方向盘的平面相交，夹角约为九十度（90度）。 一个槽的纵向轴线在方向盘的横向轴线处在三点钟位置处以四十五度（45度）的角度相交，并且另一个槽的纵向轴线在9点处类似地与横向轴线相交 '时钟位置。 当其在十二点钟以外的位置撞击时，这些槽有效地控制方向盘的能量吸收和偏转。

公开(公告)号：US5948347A

公开(公告)日：1999-09-07

申请号：US88545

申请日：1998-06-01

申请人： Robert Phil van Jaarsveld ,  Duane David Williams ,  Suresh Deepchand Shah ,  Duane Eric Jones ,  Jayprakash Uttamchand Raisoni

发明人： Robert Phil van Jaarsveld ,  Duane David Williams ,  Suresh Deepchand Shah ,  Duane Eric Jones ,  Jayprakash Uttamchand Raisoni

IPC分类号： B29C45/17 ,  B29C45/26 ,  B29C45/00

CPC分类号： B29C45/1704 ,  B29C45/26 ,  B29C2045/1721 ,  B29L2031/3047

摘要： A method of making a steering hand wheel insert including the steps of: (a) in a gas assisted injection molding apparatus, forming a mold cavity having a ring-shaped outer channel, an inner channel, and a plurality of spoke channels; (b) forming a stationary mold insert in the outer channel dividing the latter into a pair of symmetric outer channel segments having downstream ends connected by a plurality of choke passages around the stationary mold insert; (c) injecting a short shot of a flowable plastic melt into each of the outer channel segments through a gate diametrically opposite the stationary insert and into the inner channel through a second gate; (d) injecting inert gas under pressure into the flowable plastic melt diametrically opposite the stationary insert; (e) maintaining the gas pressure until all of the flowable plastic melt cures in the mold cavity, (f) relieving the pressure of the inert gas, and (g) opening the mold cavity and removing the molded plastic steering hand wheel insert having a hollow tubular rim, a solid plastic inner bracket, and a plurality of integral spokes.

摘要翻译： 一种制造转向手轮插入件的方法，包括以下步骤：（a）在气体辅助注射成型装置中，形成具有环形外部通道，内部通道和多个辐条通道的模腔; （b）在外部通道中形成固定的模具插入件，该固定模具插入件将其分成一对对称的外部通道段，其具有通过围绕固定模具插入件的多个扼流圈连接的下游端; （c）通过与固定插入件径向相对的浇口将可流动的塑料熔体的短射射入每个外部通道段，并通过第二浇口进入内部通道; （d）在压力下将惰性气体注入与固定插入物径向相对的可流动塑料熔体中; （e）保持气体压力，直到所有可流动的塑料熔体在模腔中固化，（f）减轻惰性气体的压力，和（g）打开模腔并移除具有 中空管状边缘，固体塑料内支架和多个整体辐条。

公开(公告)号：US5855392A

公开(公告)日：1999-01-05

申请号：US741094

申请日：1996-10-30

申请人： James Jeffrey Simpson ,  Chi Thi Ha ,  Paul Marion Landis ,  Duane David Williams

发明人： James Jeffrey Simpson ,  Chi Thi Ha ,  Paul Marion Landis ,  Duane David Williams

IPC分类号： B60Q5/00 ,  B60R21/2165 ,  B60R21/22

CPC分类号： B60R21/21658 ,  B60Q5/003

摘要： An air bag module and membrane horn switch assembly includes an air bag cover, a membrane horn switch, a backing plate fixedly mounted on the cover in spaced relation to the cover, and a switch containment portion disposed on the backing plate. The switch containment portion releasably captures the membrane horn switch within the switch containment portion such that the membrane horn switch is normally positioned in spaced relation to the cover and such that the membrane horn switch is activated by downward movement of the cover towards the membrane horn switch. In addition, the switch containment portion also permits release and removal of the membrane horn switch from the switch containment portion while the backing plate remains fixed to the cover. Advantageously, the membrane horn switch can be removed and replaced while the cover and the backing plate remain stationary and undamaged.

摘要翻译： 气囊模块和膜喇叭开关组件包括气囊盖，膜喇叭开关，与罩盖间隔开地固定地安装在盖上的背板和设置在背板上的开关容纳部分。 开关容纳部分可释放地捕获开关容纳部分内的膜片喇叭开关，使得膜片喇叭开关通常以与盖子间隔开的方式定位，并且使得膜片喇叭开关由盖向下移动到膜喇叭开关 。 此外，开关容纳部分还允许将膜喇叭开关从开关容纳部分释放并移除，同时背板保持固定到盖子上。 有利的是，当盖和背板保持静止且没有损坏时，可以移除和更换膜喇叭开关。