Patent ID: 6491319
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
A steering wheel assembly comprising:a steering wheel base; a displaceable member displaceable relative to the steering wheel base, wherein the displaceable member is an airbag module having a housing for holding an airbag and a gas generator, the housing being displaceable relative to the steering wheel base; an electrical switching device comprising: first and second electrical contact elements, wherein the first contact element is arranged on the base, and the second contact element is arranged on the displaceable member, the first and second contact elements becoming electrically connected by displacing the displaceable member, wherein one of the first and second contact elements comprises an electrically conductive synthetic material and a metal conductor at least partially embedded therein, the synthetic material forming a contact surface; and wherein one of the contact elements is formed of a sheet metal.