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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Zf Automotive Safety Germany Gmbh, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Markus Haas, Oberzent, DE;
ZF Automotive Safety Germany GmbH, Ashaffenburg, DE;
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a steering device assembly for positioning and fastening an airbag module on a steering device of a motor vehicle. The steering device assembly comprises a first positioning body having a detent lever, a carrier, a spring element, and a second positioning body. The detent lever comprises a first leg and a second leg connected to the first leg at one leg end the detent lever is mounted for pivoting between an initial position and a final assembly position on the carrier. The spring element loads the detent lever into the final assembly position. Each leg extends to an opposite free leg end at a specified angle. The second positioning body has a stop for the free leg end of the first leg for pivoting the detent lever from the initial position into the final assembly position and a detent contour for locking with the free leg end of the second leg in the final assembly position of the detent lever. A method for installing an airbag module on a steering device of a motor vehicle by the steering device assembly.