Patent ID: 6250666
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An airbag housing mounted to a hub portion of steering wheel so that motion of the housing activates a motor vehicle horn, comprising:the steering wheel hub having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface, the steering wheel hub having portions defining a plurality of spaced apart clearances, which provide access to the downwardly facing surface, the portions of the steering wheel hub through which the clearances extend, forming guided surfaces;the airbag housing having a baseplate, the baseplate mounted to the steering wheel hub by a plurality of spaced apart clip hooks integrally formed with the baseplate, the clip hooks extending downwardly through the spaced apart clearances, each clip hook having a clip projection which engages the downwardly facing surfaces of the steering wheel hub;a gas generator for inflating an air bag, the gas generator being mounted to the baseplate; anda plurality of resilient members integrally formed with the baseplate, and positioned opposite the integrally formed hooks, the resilient members biasing the baseplate away from the steering wheel hub, each resilient member is a tongue-shaped bending bar formed in one piece with the airbag housing positioned between the gas generator and an outer edge of the airbag housing, each resilient member extends in a radial direction outward from a side of the gas generator towards a spoke of the steering wheel.