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Stefan Reh

Thomas Marotzke

Bernhard Holzapfel

Norbert Muller

Heinz-Dieter Adomeit

Michael Sinner

Martin Kruse

Martin Kamm

Michael Gumprecht

Sami Al Samarae

Ulrich Tsch&auml;schke

Jens Battermann

Ulrich Tachaschke

Ulrich Schick

Hodac Hung

Bruno Rettinger

Gunter Giegerich

Konrad Sauer

Karl Hock

The invention relates to an array for activating the horn in built-in modular steering wheels, wherein the cover of the airbag that is placed on top of the air bag unit forms part of the steering wheel rim. According to the invention, the air bag unit ( ) is fixed to at least one contact of the horn ( ) that is connected thereto and is fixed to at least one section of the steering wheel ( ). Said section is elastically deformable in the direction of the corresponding mating contact ( ). The air bag unit ( ) is placed preferably in an elastically deformable section of the air bag cover ( ).

Array for activating the horn in built-in modular steering wheels

The invention relates to a steering wheel having a nave, spokes, a rim and an air bag module. According to the invention, a rotationally arranged component (,) is secured to the steering wheel nave (,) or to the steering column allocated thereto, which is designed to accommodate at least one further subassembly. The center of gravity of said component (,) and/or the other subassembly is positioned so eccentrically that the rotationally arranged component (,) remains in the same position when the steering wheel is rotated as when it is straightened. The advantage of the inventive steering wheel is that the subassembly connected to the rotationally arranged component, e.g. an air bag, does not change its position either when the steering wheel is rotated.

Steering wheel with an airbag module

The invention relates to a collision protection device, especially for passengers in vehicles and more especially in motor vehicles, consisting of a cushion or a cover plate, an air bag, a securing component, electronic or mechanical devices and a gas generator, in which the air bag consists of a coated or uncoated fabric, a lower section (,) with a gas inlet aperture, which may be fitted with a flame guard, an upper section (,), one or more multi-layer safety stop bands (,), where the ends of the safety stop band(s) is/are secured by sewn seams (,) to the upper section, the lower section, other components or, if there are more than one of them, together, in which the sewn seams are substantially circular or oval within the ends of the safety stop band(s).

Collision protection device, especially for vehicle passengers

Method and device for folding an airbag for stowing in an airbag module

Device for attaching a hub to a shaft, in particular a steering wheel

A gas bag for a side airbag module which is inflatable by means of a filling device and which consists of at least two chambers in communication with each other. A check strip is provided as a wall between the two respective chambers. The check strip is attached by its edges to opposite surfaces of the gas bag. The ends of the strip do not extend to the periphery of the gas bag allowing the chambers to communicate with each other and thereby allowing gas to pass from one chamber to the other. When the gas bag is inflated, the check strip has a path running at least partially deviating from a straight line. The edges of the strip may also run in different directions. As a result, the gas bag may be simply subdivided into chambers of different size and shape. Consequently, the shape of the inflated gas bag is influenced.

Gas bag

Known cross members consisting of an alloy press-drawn section do not permit easy assembly of the passenger airbag module or other bolt-on parts after the cross members have been installed. Accordingly, the press-drawn section of the cross member is provided with at least one groove open at the top in such fashion that a rib or a bar of a bolt-on part can be added from above such that simple pivoting enables a seating surface of the cross member to cooperate with a mounting surface of the bolt-on part in the installed state. Assembly is extremely simple. The cross members are used for the instrument panels of motor vehicles.

Cross member for mounting instrument panel

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Worth, Germany

Stefan Reh