Patent ID: 7097197

Claim:
An assembly comprising: a steering wheel base body ( 12 ) and a gas bag module ( 14 ), said gas bag module ( 14 ) being detachably latched with said steering wheel base body ( 12 ) by latching connections comprising a group of first latching elements ( 18 ; 318 ) and at least one second latching element ( 22 ; 322 ), able to be brought into reversible locking engagement with said first latching elements ( 18 ; 318 ), in a latched state of said assembly ( 12 , 14 ) said first latching elements and said at least one second latching element ( 18 , 22 ; 318 , 322 ) being arranged so as to be movable with respect to each other in an unlocking direction (R; R′), said first and second latching elements ( 18 , 22 ; 318 , 322 ) being designed such that upon movement of said second latching element ( 22 ; 322 ) relative to said first latching elements ( 18 ; 318 ) in said unlocking direction (R; R′) all latching connections ( 18 , 22 ; 318 , 322 ) are released simultaneously in a non-destructive manner, said gas bag module ( 14 ), in said state when said assembly ( 12 , 14 ) is put together, being movable in a direction (−z) perpendicular to said unlocking direction (R; R′) towards said steering wheel base body ( 12 ), without said latching connections being released.