Patent ID: 7891698

Claim:
An air bag module mounted steering wheel, which comprises: a steering wheel main body, an air bag module including a plate and a bag holder, the plate arranged adjacent the steering wheel main body, and the bag holder arranged behind the plate relative to the steering wheel main body, a horn switch mechanism arranged between the bag holder and the plate, snap-fit portions for fixing together the steering wheel main body and the air bag module, the snap-fit portions having engaging portions affixed to the plate, the snap-fit portions are spaced apart and define a first line therebetween, the snap-fit portions further define second lines that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the first line, and a plurality of elastic members fixed on the plate for biasing the air bag module in a direction that separates the air bag module from the steering wheel main body, the elastic members are provided in directions that intersect the first line defined by the snap-fit portions, the elastic members having engaging portions for affixing the elastic members to the plate; the elastic members are arranged within an area bordered by the second lines defined by the snap-fit portions, one end of the elastic members is fixed to the air bag module, a bearing surface of another end of the elastic members abuts the steering wheel main body, and the elastic members are arranged opposite to the horn switch mechanism with respect to the plate, wherein when all the engaging portions of the snap-fit portions are engaged such that the steering wheel main body and the airbag module are fixed together, the plate of the airbag module is equally distanced from the steering wheel main body such that the plate and the steering wheel main body are in parallel, and when at least one of the snap-fit portions is engaged and at least another one of the snap-fit portions is not engaged, the plate of the airbag module is inclined relative to the steering wheel main body.