Patent ID: 6554312
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B60Q,B60R

Abstract:
An air bag module mounting structure for mounting an air bag module on a steering wheel, comprising:a plurality of pins provided on one of said air bag module and said steering wheel and each having a hook portion; a plurality of passage holes formed in the other of said air bag module and said steering wheel, said pin being inserted into and passing through said passage hole; a locking body engageable with said hook portion of said pin inserted into said passage hole to thereby lock said air bag module to said steering wheel; and a changeover member provided on one of said air bag module, said steering wheel and said locking body to regulate said locking body and change a state between (i) a locked state where said air bag module and said steering wheel are locked with each other and (ii) a releasable state where said air bag module and said steering wheel are allowed to be separated, wherein said locking body comprises a single continuous resilient wire, and an engagement of said locking body with a plurality of said hook portions, each provided in each of said plurality of pins, is released at one time by displacing said locking body to a release position.