Patent ID: 11945390
Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY GERMANY GMBH
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 17:
18. A steering device for a vehicle comprising:
a grip portion for manually operating the steering device rotatable about a steering axis,
a hub portion disposed radially inwardly from the grip portion, and
a spoke portion interconnecting the grip portion and the hub portion, and
a driver airbag module installed on the hub portion of the steering device and rotatable about the steering axis, the driver airbag module comprising:
an inflatable airbag; and
a module housing with a housing axis which is substantially parallel to the steering axis, said module housing defining a receiving chamber configured to receive the inflatable airbag in a folded configuration,
wherein the receiving chamber is delimited by a housing front wall configured to face a vehicle occupant when the driver airbag module is installed, an opposing housing rear wall which is axially spaced therefrom, and a housing lateral wall which extends between the housing front wall and the housing rear wall,
wherein the housing lateral wall has a pivoting door via which the inflatable airbag deploys when the driver airbag module is activated,
wherein the housing front wall is inclined relative to the housing rear wall, and
wherein, adjacent to the housing lateral wall of the driver airbag module, the hub portion includes a steering device wall comprising linear weakening zones extending along lateral edges of the pivoting door opposed in a circumferential direction.