Breed Automotive Technology, Inc.

Jeffrey Lee Parrish

Dennis A Trevillyan

Paul Louis Schmitz

A steering wheel is assembled with an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint before the steering wheel is mounted on a steering shaft. The steering wheel is assembled with a steering shaft by sliding the steering shaft into a bore in the hub of the steering wheel. The steering wheel is secured to the steering shaft by a retaining nut disposed on the side of the hub of the steering wheel which is distal from the rim of the steering wheel.

Steering wheel mounting

An inflator for inflating air bags has a housing for holding a self-sufficient initiator, i.e. an initiator containing a crash sensor and a small explosive charge set off by the sensor. The housing also includes a gas generating material set off by the small charge and filters for filtering the gases. The filters and gas generator material are separated by a choke plate. Advantageously, a portion of the housing is arranged to secure the initiator while the choke plate is securely clamped between two housing members.

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Troy, MI, United States of America

Jeffrey Lee Parrish