Patent ID: 6837514

Claim:
A steering wheel having an airbag apparatus, wherein the steering wheel comprises: a ring, which is grasped at the time of steering; a boss, which is located at a center of the ring, wherein the airbag apparatus is located on an upper portion of the boss; a spoke, which connects the ring and the boss; an airbag, which is included in the airbag apparatus, wherein the airbag is folded such that it can expand when deployed; a pad for covering the folded airbag, wherein the pad includes a door that is pushed and opened by the airbag when the airbag expands; a switch operating portion, wherein the switch operation portion is moved to a non-interfering region by the door when the door opens, and, in the non-interfering region, the switch operation portion does not interfere with the door when the door is fully open, and the switch operating portion is lowered and moved to the non-interfering region when the switch operating portion is pushed and moved by the door.