Patent ID: 7398994

Claim:
An assembly of an airbag module and a steering wheel, the steering wheel having a frame, the assembly comprising: a means for coupling the airbag module to the steering wheel frame, the airbag module being moveable between a resting position and a working position corresponding to the actuation of a horn of the vehicle; at least one resilient member interposed between the airbag module and the steering wheel frame for returning the airbag module to the resting position upon activation of the horn; the means for coupling comprising a first bracket and a second bracket that is mounted in a crossing or intersecting orientation with respect to the first bracket, each bracket having a pair of ends, the first bracket engaging only a hub of the steering wheel frame or a support plate that joins the means for coupling to the hub of the steering wheel frame via a first pair of hinges, the second bracket engaging only a hub of the steering wheel frame or a support plate that joins the means for coupling to the hub of the steering wheel frame via a second pair of hinges, for pivoting of the brackets for engaging the steering wheel frame with the airbag module, wherein the airbag module can be driven exclusively in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the steering wheel; and a means for securing the airbag module to the means for coupling.