The invention relates to an airbag module (111) for arranging on a steering wheel (112), a locking element (130) and a contact element (131) being arranged on the airbag module (111), the locking element (130) being designed to lock together with a catch element (120) arranged on the steering wheel (112) by means of which the airbag module (111) and the steering wheel (112) can be interconnected. The locking element (130) can be moved and can adopt an unlocked state, a locked state and an intermediate state between the two, in relation to the catch element (120), where, in the intermediate state in which there is mechanical contact between the locking element (130) and the catch element (120), there is no electrical contact between the contact element (131) and the locking element (130), whereas, in the locked state in which the locking element (130) is mechanically coupled to the catch element (120), there is electrical contact between the contact element (131) and the locking element (130). In the locked state, when the catch element (120) and the locking element (130) are locked together, the contact element (132), the locking element (130) and the catch element (120) are electrically interconnected. The contact element (131) can be electrically connected to a horn contact (116) in order to generate a horn signal. The invention also relates to a steering wheel and to a method for connecting an airbag module to a steering wheel.
AIRBAG MODULE, STEERING WHEEL AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING AN AIRBAG MODULE TO A STEERING WHEEL
2020-04-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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