Patent ID: 11858445
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A connecting apparatus for connecting a steering wheel and an airbag module, the connecting apparatus comprising:
a coupling hole extending through the steering wheel in a front-rear direction of the steering wheel;
a hook extending from the airbag module through the coupling hole and protruding from a rear surface of the steering wheel, the hook including a bend being provided on a distal end of the hook, the bend being bent in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the hook;
a fixing clip configured to block movement of the hook in a forward direction of the steering wheel, a first end of the fixing clip being fixed to the steering wheel, and a second end of the fixing clip being caught by the bend of the hook, wherein the second end of the fixing clip further includes a hook catch configured to correspond to a bent inner surface of the hook, and a middle portion of the fixing clip is wound such that the first end and the second end of the fixing clip are spread in opposite directions by elasticity; and
a fixing recess indented into the steering wheel, the fixing recess allowing the second end of the fixing clip to move in the forward direction of the steering wheel,
whereby the airbag module is mounted on a horn plate on a front portion of the steering wheel; and
whereby the horn plate comprises a support rib extending in the longitudinal direction from the surface of the horn plate toward the bend of the hook and configured to be in contact with an outer surface of the hook.