Patent ID: 7490852

Claim:
A steering wheel arrangement for motor vehicles having a steering wheel, the arrangement comprising: an airbag module held at the steering wheel and movable in the direction of an axis of the steering wheel, and an electrical contact system arranged between the steering wheel and the airbag module for the actuation of a vehicle horn by a relative movement between the steering wheel and the airbag module taking place in the direction of the steering wheel axis, wherein the contact system includes elongated electrical conductors which are attached to mutually confronting sides of the steering wheel and of the airbag module and extend in such a way that the conductors are spaced apart in the direction of the steering wheel axis and cross at at least one contact position, wherein the conductors are disposed in a perpendicular relationship with respect to each other, wherein the airbag module includes two holders integrally formed and extending from the confronting side, each holder having an end remote from the confronting side and a slot extending from the end and comprising a form-fitted aperture retaining the elongated electrical conductor and an opening extending from the end for inserting the elongated electrical conductor into the form-fitted aperture in the direction of the axis, said holders being spaced apart and said elongate electrical conductor being disposed within the form-fitted apertures such that the contact position is between the holders.