A steering wheel unit (10) for a motor vehicle having, a steering wheel body (12), an airbag module (20) accommodated in a hub region of the steering wheel body (12), which includes a housing (22), an inflator connected to the housing (22), and an airbag (29) folded into the housing (22), and at least three axial positioning units which define the axial position of the housing (22) when not pressed down with respect to the steering wheel body (12). Each of the three axial positioning units include an axial positioning element (40) connected on the module side to the housing (22), or an axial positioning element connected to the steering wheel body on the steering wheel body side, wherein the positioning element features a metal support unit (42). The at least three support units (42) are elements separate from each other.
STEERING WHEEL UNIT, AIRBAG MODULE, AND STEERING WHEEL BODY
2018-05-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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