Key Safety Systems, Inc.

Patrick O'Mara

Byron Spencer

Roland Furtado

Abhishek Gothekar

A steering wheel assembly () contains a dampening system for mitigating vibrations transferred from a vehicle to the steering wheel assembly (). A plurality of damper spring elements or grommets or damper spring elements () are each retained within a corresponding steering wheel support member (). An air bag module () is fixed to a steering wheel () while resting upon the damper spring elements () for eliminating and/or reducing lateral displacement/vibrations normally attendant to vehicle operation. A horn switch () containing a plurality of annular support members () may be positioned over the damper spring elements (), wherein each annular support member () is coaxially aligned and positioned over a corresponding grommet () to also manage vertical displacement; the air bag module () is then fixed over the horn switchand to the steering wheel (). Movement of the airbag module can actuate the horn switch.

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Chesterfield, MI, United States of America

Patrick O'Mara