Patent ID: 9016719
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
1. A mounting structure of a driver airbag unit comprising: a steering wheel; and the driver airbag unit attached to the steering wheel so as to move at least toward and away from a driver, said driver airbag unit including an airbag including a folded body, an inflator for expanding the airbag, a retainer to which the airbag and the inflator are attached, a module cover attached to a driver-side face of the retainer, so as to cover the folded body of the airbag, a leg member projecting from the retainer in a direction away from the driver to connect to the steering wheel, a biasing member arranged between the steering wheel and the retainer such that the retainer is biased toward the driver, and an electric circuit operated when the driver airbag unit is pressed by the driver and displaced away from the driver, wherein the retainer includes a leg insertion hole; and the leg member is formed separately from the retainer, and inserted from a side of the driver through the leg insertion hole formed in the retainer such that the retainer moves at least toward and away from the driver along the leg member, the module cover includes a main surface portion covering a driver-side face of the folded body of the airbag; and a wall portion projecting from the main surface portion in the direction away from the driver, and the leg member includes a pair of guide plates projecting toward the driver, and the wall portion is inserted between the pair of guide plates so as to move at least away from and toward the driver along the pair of guide plates.