Patent ID: 6079737
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B60Q,B60R,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
A horn switch assembly for a steering wheel having an air bag module, said horn assembly comprising:a movable plate having at least two ends;a movable plate having at least two ends of said movable plate and being moved according to said movable plate;a fixed plate coupled with a vehicle steering wheel body under said movable plate and having fixed contacts provided on said fixed plate so as to correspond to said movable contacts;a plate spring for supporting under sides of said at least two ends of said movable plate upwardly so as to urge said movable plate apart from said fixed plate upwardly;means for regulating a distance from said fixed plate to said movable plate at inner and adjacent portions to said movable contacts of said movable plate while preventing said regulating means for interfering with said plate spring; andwherein said horn switch assembly is assembled into said air bag module as a sub-assembly and is coupled to the air bag module by said movable plate.