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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Plymouth, MI (US);
Inventor:
Gary Andrew Card, Macomb, MI (US);
Assignee:
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/203 (2006.01); B62D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/203 (2013.01); B60R 21/2037 (2013.01); B62D 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering wheel assembly includes a steering wheel and an airbag module. The steering wheel includes a hub portion that has a hook member and a first bracket opposed to the hook member and having an access hole. The airbag module is pivotably attached to the hub portion of the steering wheel and includes a latch member and a second bracket opposed to the latch member and having an access hole. The latch member is pivotably attached to the hook member, and the first bracket and the second bracket overlap with each other such that the access holes form a port that receives a fastener.