Patent ID: 6474682
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B60Q,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A steering wheel with an airbag device, comprising:a steering wheel main body; an airbag device; a connecting pin provided on said airbag device and protruding toward the steering wheel main body, said connecting pin comprising: a locking portion disposed at a first end of said pin and having a tapered and inclined guide surface, and a small diameter portion disposed at a second end of said pin and having a smaller diameter than a first end of said locking portion; and a pivotally mounted curved connecting part provided on the steering wheel main body, rotating in a direction substantially normal to an axial direction of said connecting pin, said connecting part comprising: a hook portion adapted to be inserted in said small diameter portion of said locking pin for locking a first portion of said locking portion and biased in a locking direction, and an operating portion for operating said hook portion so as to rotate in a lock releasing direction; wherein, said airbag device is mounted on said steering wheel main body in such a manner that said hook portion interferes, when connected, with said guide surface of said connecting pin of the airbag device when the airbag device is forced in the axial direction of said connecting pin so as to be located at a waiting position where said hook portion is allowed to rotate in the lock releasing direction.