Patent ID: 6739620
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B60Q,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle steering device comprising:a rotatable steering wheel which has a gas bag module with a gas bag and a covering cap on a front side, said covering cap closing an outlet opening for said gas bag up until unfolding of said gas bag, an electronic display device arranged in said covering cap and remaining fastened stationary on said steering wheel on unfolding of said gas bag, said display device rotating together along with the rotatable steering wheel, multifunctional electronic switches coupled with said display device via a control arrangement, said display device providing a display which indicates a function of said multifunctional switches, said gas bag, on unfolding, having a front wall onto which an occupant can strike, said gas bag having a central indentation extending from the front wall to said display device in the inflated state of said gas bag, and said outlet opening running around said display device.