Patent ID: 8079615
Filing Date: 2011-12-20
Classification: B60R,B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle steering device comprising: a rotatable steering handle including grips on left and right sides of the steering handle in a straight-ahead driving position, and being formed to leave a non-grip space extending between the grips on the left and right sides of the steering handle on at least one of upper and lower sides of the steering handle; an airbag provided in the steering handle that is deployed between the steering handle and a driver to restrain the driver in the event of a collision; a support unit that is provided with the steering handle, that moves from a stowed position to an operative position on a forward side of the vehicle from a reference plane including a rotating trajectory of a portion of the steering handle normally facing the driver, and is configured to, when in the operative position, support a rear surface of the airbag deployed in the non-grip space; and a tension member configured to extend along the non-grip space when the tension member is moved to an operative position from a stowed position.