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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2022
Dalphi Metal España Slu, Vigo, ES;
Safe Life Indústria DE Componentes DE Segurança Automóvel Lda, Gemieira, PT;
Zf Automotive Safety Germany Gmbh, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Bruno Joaquim Sousa Canastra, Viana do Castelo, PT;
Samuel Jose Soares Da Cunha, Vila Praia de Ancora, PT;
Dalphi Metal España SLU, Vigo, ES;
Safe Life Industria de Componentes de Segurança Automóvel LDA, Gemieira, PT;
ZF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY GERMANY GMBH, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an airbag module () for mounting on a steering control element () of a motor vehicle, the steering control element being rotatable about an axis (A), and the airbag module comprising: a module housing () for holding a folded airbag (), the module housing comprising a module bottom (); and a metal spring () for locking the airbag module () on the steering control element (), the metal spring being pre-mounted on the module bottom () and having a locking portion () which can be elastically deflected perpendicularly to the axis (A); wherein, on the module bottom (), a spacer () is provided, which axially adjoins the locking portion () of the metal spring on a side of the metal spring () facing the folded airbag () and which can be elastically deflected together with said locking portion () of the metal spring () in a deflection direction (x) perpendicular to the axis (A). The invention also relates to a vehicle steering unit () having an airbag module () of this type.