Zf Passive Safety Systems US Inc.

Trw Automotive Safety Systems Gmbh

Zf Automotive Safety Germany Gmbh

Jeffrey M Ruprecht

James Steele

AnnMarie McMillan

Dominik Schuetz

A coupling device () for mounting an airbag module () to be oscillating on a steering wheel structure () of a vehicle steering wheel () includes a mounting member () which includes, relative to a steering wheel axis, an axial bottom side () which in the assembled state of the vehicle steering wheel () faces the steering wheel structure () as well as an opposite axial top side () which in the assembled state of the vehicle steering wheel () faces the airbag module (), a contact face () for a damping element () provided on the axial bottom side () for oscillating coupling of the mounting member () to the steering wheel structure (), and comprising a locking element () disposed on the top side () of the mounting member () for locking with the prefabricated airbag module (), wherein the locking element () is configured so that the airbag module () can be coupled to the mounting member () by a locking connection substantially in an axially fixed manner or in an axially restrictedly movable manner.

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Jeffrey M Ruprecht