Patent ID: 6149188
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
A steering wheel assembly for a vehicle comprising:a wheel having first and second intersecting axes;an air bag assembly mounted in the wheel;a mounting plate secured therebetween said wheel and a steering mechanism of the vehicle, said mounting plate having axes disposed coplanar with said first and second axes respectfully;a first deformation controlling slot formed in said mounting plate and having a longitudinal axis extending along an entire length of the first deformation controlling slot, the longitudinal axis being disposed at a predetermined angle relative to both the first and intersecting said axes of said mounting plate at first and second positions; anda second deformation controlling slot formed in said mounting plate and having a longitudinal axis extending along an entire length of the second deformation controlling slot, the longitudinal axis being disposed at a predetermined angle relative to both the first and intersecting said axes of said mounting plate at said first position and at a third position.