Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

Izuru Okada

Takanori Kanto

A steering wheel includes: a ring part; a boss part; a spoke part; and a core material. A vibration device is configured to be attached to an attachment seat provided in the core material. The vibration device includes: a vibration motor; and an attachment bracket which is clamped by a screw in the attachment seat. The attachment bracket includes: an attachment piece; and a holding piece which holds the vibration motor. The attachment seat and the attachment bracket correspond to each other so as to arrange a rotation regulating unit, configured to regulate a rotation of the attachment piece during screw-clamping in the attachment seat, and a floating regulating unit, configured to regulate floating of the attachment piece from the attachment seat due to declining of the holding piece holding the vibration motor when the attachment piece is arranged in the attachment seat directed upward.

Steering wheel

A side airbag apparatusincludes an airbagand a guide member, which guides inflation and deployment of the airbag. The airbagis fixed to a right side wallof a seat frame. A part of the airbagprotrudes further forward than a front endA of the right side wall. The airbagis supplied with gas from an inflator, so as to be inflated and deployed in a space between a body side portion of a vehicle and an occupant seated in a front seat. The guide memberguides the airbagforward when it is inflated and deployed. The guide memberincludes a guide portionand a first bending portion, which extends from the guide portion. The guide portionis arranged to face a surface of the airbagfacing the interior of the vehicle at least in an area forward of the right side wall. The first bending portionis flexed rightward when receiving load from the left. Also, the first bending portionrestricts the guide portionfrom being flexed leftward when receiving the force of inflation and deployment of the airbag

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Kiyosu, Japan

Izuru Okada